My social and communications skills weren't great when I started my first company. As a science graduate student before that I didn't think they'd need to be. Nor did I like acting like I did.

How much we enjoy something depends on our expectations of success. As you improve your skills and experience success meeting people you enjoy it more. You'll also get better jobs, have better meetings with VCs, etc.

Since I came to improving my communication and social skills later in life through exercises, I shared a few of the most effective exercises on my blog -- http://joshuaspodek.com/communication-skills-exercises-6.

They've become some of my most popular posts. This is just the type of crowd I wrote them for.