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Do you really want to be attractive for the rest of your life at home personally and at work professionally? It has to do with what you say, not how you look.
Reinvent your networking routine and stop showing up with the expectation of getting something from them. Here are key actions that will draw folks to you.
Focus on being a good listener. Making a good impression is key to kick-start a conversation that works to your advantage, but beware of dominating the conversation early on.
Since people love to talk about themselves, be the one who lets the other person talk first. Why? Talking about ourselves triggers the same sensation of pleasure in the brain as food or money. It feels so rewarding to the brain when people self-disclose in a conversation that they can't help sharing their thoughts.
So, by saying little, listening to a lot, and allowing others to have their glory, you will make an excellent impression because people who are liked the most, ironically enough, are the ones who often say the least.
Be curious because research suggests that curious people have better relationships, connect better, and enjoy socializing more. In fact, other people are more easily attracted and feel socially closer to individuals that display curiosity.
Being interested is more important in cultivating a relationship and maintaining a relationship than being interesting; that's what gets the dialogue going. It’s the secret juice of relationships.
Avoid boring questions like, ‘What do you do?’ or ‘How are you?’ when you don't actually mean it. Also, steer clear of the weather and discuss your favorite news story.
You don’t learn anything by asking boring and predictable questions and unknowingly make the other person less interesting than he or she truly is.
To counter the effects of a boring conversation from the get-go, be the more interesting person by asking open-ended questions.