How 100,000 People Are Improving Their Social Skills

“The best time to plant a tree is 10 years ago – the second best time is today.”

Chinese proverb, as quoted by Daniel Wendler from ImproveYourSocialSkills.com

Daniel Wendler Talks About Social Skills Training

As an adult, have you ever felt that life has passed you by?  Maybe you were diagnosed with Aspergers later in life and you’re trying to make sense of it all.

Or maybe you just think that you can’t learn certain skills, including social skills, because you’re autistic.

Aspergian Daniel Wendler is here to challenge you!  Daniel moderates the Reddit social skills forum where over 100,000 people are developing their social skills!

In this interview, I continue to talk with Daniel Wendler about growth mindset about social skills training.

Every Aspergian and non-Aspergian can improve their quality of life by adopting a growth mindset.  I’ve attached an in

Questions You Asked:

Question 1:  I don’t know if this is considered to be a social question or not?  But starting next week I am about to be around several people, and will most certainly need to do presentations to them at some point.  I am absolutely terrified of that.  (When I’m in front of a group, my heart pounds to the point I’m afraid I’ll have a heart attack, my voice quivers, my mind shuts down, I can’t think of the words to say, sometimes I say things that aren’t true and I have no idea why, …).

I am 41, and I have tried books, speaking classes (like Toastmasters).  I literally think public speaking could physically kill me!

Question 2:  I would like to know how someone who is diagnosed with Aspergers late in life (around 50) can escape underemployment.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

Easy ways to think about growth mindset for learning new skills

How a growth mindset differs from a fixed growth mindset

Daniel’s example from life of how he changed from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset in learning to cook

Common fixed growth mindset thoughts about social skills:  “I’m on the spectrum, if you want me to socialize, I’m going home to be alone.  “I’ll try this one socializing event, but if it doesn’t work, I’m giving up forever, because I’m no good at this”

Growth mindset – How to counteract some of the fixed mindset thoughts

How to celebrate small and frequent successes during the process of learning new skills or working on a new goal

The importance of a safe community, mentors, and coaches

It’s never too late to learn and grow

Links and Resources:

Connect with Daniel Wendler

Dan’s Website: http://www.danielwendler.com/

Improve Your Social Skills

Find Daniel on LinkedIn, Twitter or Google+.

Daniel Wendler’s Books

Improve Your Social Skills, Kindle Ebook, by Daniel Wendler (22 five start Amazon reviews and counting!).

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