So im on a manic high for whatever reason today, and at work I made it my goal to make every single customer laugh, which isnt very hard for me, as most regulars know me and I know them, making it easy to use humour to their tastes. For context I work at a coffee shop that I close alone (as in im the only staff member in the building).

The night before this my confidence was totally shot, straight to the ground. I had a sore throat from partying the night before and when 3 very attractive girls came in near the end of my shift I couldnt even make eye contact with the one who came up to order drinks.

Flash forwards to today, its 6ish and a very pretty girl came in and sat in the store till close (9). I didnt even realize it was the girl from before because my eyes are worse than my confidence. Due to circumstances I broke the ice by asking her to move tables so I could help someone install an atm, etc. Nothing big. Later on near the end of my shift I just turn my brain off out of the blue, and setup a bit of a joke with her. I was cleaning the tables and she got up to bring her dishes to the till right infront of me, and my brain pulls out:

Me: "Hey can I ask you for a favour?"
Her: "Need me to move so you can wipe the counter" Me: "Heh, I didnt think of that yet, but no, I was wondering if you could manage the till and serve drinks while I take the trash out" (Again for context im the only one in the store at this time of the night, so I usually ask someone to watch the store even tho there are cameras)

To my luck she ended up playing along with it, I was still in my comedy mode so I kept it going because she just started talking about school and other things after that ice breaker, even though I was in a rush to take the trash out. I kind of ended it bluntly and perfect timing people came in, just for fun I left her alone to see what she would do. Stress test!

So I come back, serve the people (who come 30 minutes to 9 to get coffees, wack) and out of the blue, she starts talking to me again, albeit from across the store now. She reopened with "Of course you leave and people come" or something, I do a few more things because shes studying for school, and eventually talk to her again while im finishing up just because I had time to kill. She ended up closing her laptop and just focusing on me for a good chunk of time before she left, and I felt pretty good honestly. Then right before she walks out I ask her "whats your name?"

Its the girl from the night before, the one I was too intimated to even speak to. Then it dawned on me, in that moment I can talk to pretty girls, with pure confidence and not even a single stutter, while making her laugh and smile almost the entire time. Honestly it probably wasn't flirting but it still felt good regardless, as that might be my first success yet.

TLDR: Last night at work a girl came in and I was too intimated to talk to her while she ordered drinks at my coffee shop, came in tonight and made her laugh her rocks off for about an hour without realizing it was the same girl because my eyes suck. Epiphany ensues once I realize I have nothing to fear.