Comments on: Welcome to My Chrysalis

By: Dear Future Me « The Social Caterpillar

Dear Future Me « The Social Caterpillar — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:44:53 +0000

[...] you went to that first conference and didn’t know a soul? You met people, got irritated and started this blog. [...]

By: 101 wonderful women bloggers for 2012 | Birds on the Blog

101 wonderful women bloggers for 2012 | Birds on the Blog — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 10:46:18 +0000

[...] Hunter – The Social Caterpillar http://www.thesocialcaterpillar.com/blog/welcome-to-my-chrysalis/ Kathryn helps shy women get to grips with social media. She may seem outwardly confident but [...]

By: The Amazing Women of 2011 | Birds on the Blog

The Amazing Women of 2011 | Birds on the Blog — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:36:00 +0000

By: Seven Gifts from the Universe « The Social Caterpillar

Seven Gifts from the Universe « The Social Caterpillar — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 21:24:35 +0000

[...] At Social Business Boot Camp I got irritated with how the MC handled a question and so, The Social Caterpillar was born. [...]

By: CouchSurfingOri

CouchSurfingOri — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:56:56 +0000

Better than you thought?? You mean, you didn’t plan on going on a 2 week road trip with hang gliding, white water rafting, kayaking, air-boats, jetskis, laughs, waterskiing, and camping when you came to my rescue? Hmmmm..

Barb- oh boy, do I know that feeling! I try to remember people, but it really helps if they interact with me often (like you for example)- so… that’s easy to remember… but “Hey man, reember me? We met at Stompernet!” Ummm… there was 800 people at Stomper, and I’ve been to 20 events since, 20 cities, and thousands of people, so … ummm.. yeah… (Thanks for listening to the show y’all! And for checking out Kathryn’s site ’cause I mentioned it- mighty fine writing can be found here)

By: Taxes and Hang gliding | Couch Surfing Ori

Taxes and Hang gliding | Couch Surfing Ori — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:46:03 +0000

[...] when I ran out of gas at SXSW. How we spoke for the first time, was that she had posted a link to her 1st blog post…. and tweeted me that she’d love to see what I thought about it. You can read my [...]

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:43:39 +0000

Blanca – Thanks for coming by. Ori is definitely full of laughs and fun. One of my goals for SXSWi was to introduce myself to him because he seemed so approachable. Worked out better than I thought.

Barb S – Thanks for the encouragement. I didn’t used to be *this* shy, and sometimes it can be a struggle to get back to interfacing.

By: Barb S

Barb S — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:23:45 +0000

Don’t exactly have a website yet – sry – Yeah – shy people can and do get “out there” via Social Media – don’t consider my own self shy – I used’ta be ~
Just remember that we are ALL just “people” – we all have the same internal combustion engine, and the same brand of computer/brain! We CAN Interface!
Like your page – Looked at it after listening to Ori tonite –
I had to get over my own social ineptitude after moving back to home town after 20 yrs gone, and realize I had not a clue as to who all these People were!! They would come up to ME and greet ME by name, but I’d have not a breath of an idea. Finally got my speech “Hey you remember ME, but I have two other States and 4 other Towns’ worth of people in my head now – please remind me of your name?” Sometimes, if a male name was in question – I’d grin & say – “did I break your heart in High School?” LOL~ that’s a TRUE joke, ’cause I was the girl “buddy” of all the guys in school –
Anyway, keep up the good blog/work! You’ve got a nice start, head on toward metamorphosis!

By: Blanca Stella

Blanca Stella — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:00:14 +0000

Kiran, I didn’t know who Ori was, but I saw him wearing this funny hat at a Tweetup in Miami, so I just went up to him to ask him about the hat..and the rest of the night was full of laughs and fun. They say that most comedians and actors are shy.
By the way, I heard you (slightly:)) on Ori’s talk on couchsurfingradio.com

By: CouchSurfingOri

CouchSurfingOri — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:38:43 +0000

Kiran- *chuckle* whoops. Was just citing this blog post and my comment on my Monday night radio show and all this time I thought you were the shy one. So glad for blogs, and the ability to correct misconceptions. I like having my story be accurate.

You (any shy person) can do anything! Just need the right inspiration or motivation– calculate what’s worth more: living in regret, and never knowing what if…. or possibly looking foolish for a tiny bit? There’s so many things I’ve done that I really didn’t want to do, or was afraid to do, because the upside potential was so much better than the blunder. I just got rejected for the http://LiveOffGroupon.com contest. I left my audition video on line, and the interview I did with Daily Juice. It was worth a shot… and I learned how to use a teleprompter (There’s the whole lecture about lessons to be learned from trying that new thing).

By the way- One of the most powerful things I’ve ever learned was to just say “Hi! I’m Ori!” and reach out my hand.
An author that has a great set of books on networking and working a room is Leil Lowndes.
Additionally, I’m a huge fan of Keith Ferrazzi‘s. Both his books are national best sellers. I’ve met Keith (and he’s said I can couchsurf at his place).
I just searched for “Being Shy” on Amazon – and got some really neat results for books to stop being shy

But….. How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb?? One, but the light bulb has to really want to change

Anyone can change anything if they really want to, and if they know how.