the shortcut to being a likeable person is to be genuinely interested in whoever you're talking to.
the longer way is:
- ask people for favors. everyone wants to be useful.
- spend 33% of a conversation talking and 66% listening
- be quick to give out compliments
- introduce interesting people to each other. become a central node in your own little social network.
- treat strangers like they are already friends. seriously, just pretend you're already friends with a stranger, it works every time.
- leave conversations before they get boring. go to the bathroom, find someone else, get a drink, etc. do not linger.
- be quick to laugh and smile
- have good posture and look people in the eye for uncomfortably long (you will know when you've gone too far)
- get a good haircut, shower everyday, and wear clean clothes. it's amazing how much of a different looking "put together" makes in people's opinion of you
- be a happy person - if you aren't naturally a happy person, start gratitude journaling ASAP
- tell people when you've missed them. all anyone wants is to be missed.
- be quick to say thank you
- do not look at your phone basically ever while around other people
- take notes of people's partners/kids/pet's names and ask about them
- not sure you've met someone before? start with "good to see you!" since it works equally well for folks you've met before and folks you're meeting for the first time.
being likeable will always be underpriced. make the investment now.
Being likeable is truly an underrated trait
Can get u pretty far ngl
And I say this even tho i come off as arrogant to lots of people, but deep down i am a likeable person lol