assignment - read article from 99u and post response

Op-Ed: Confidence vs Shyness

http://99u.com/articles/7164/Op-Ed-Confidence-vs-Shyness

The article I read was interesting, and claimed that  confidence is a skill that can be learned and practice.  It claimed that "shyness" is a habit.  While I found the article interesting and agree with it, I do think that confidence  is inherently greater in some people than others.  The environment in which one is raised also has a lot to do with their degree of shyness/confidence.

Personally, I believe I practice the habit of shyness, and it frustrates me to no end.  Some days, I feel like fighting it and I'll be talkative and make friends, but some days I want to crawl into bed because I feel so awkward.  Inherently, though, I think I am confident - I like to talk, I like to make friends, I like to have fun, and I like to argue (I was on the debate team).  Shyness is a practice that comes from my fear of being judged, especially here, in a new place.  Shyness is something that is a initial reaction, a self-defense mechanism to protect oneself.  For me personally, I have trouble with clearing my thoughts, and the more doubts I have, the more shy I will act.  I think the same can be said for others, and I think that those that are inherently confident do not have those thoughts.  For those that, like myself, that are not inherently confident, it is a manner of how well you can block out the doubts that determines the amount of confidence you can possess at a certain time/situation.