The Power of Your Personality
(How to Thrill People)

Do you want people to like you right away? Of course you do. Most everybody does. Here’s something even better: how would you like it if people felt happy and inspired soon after they meet you? Wow! That would be wonderfu,l wouldn’t it?

You probably also wouldn’t mind being able to play the piano brilliantly. Well, what does it take to achieve either of these lofty goals? Practice. Tons, and tons of practice. Constant and consistent stretching, learning and awareness. Here’s a list of a few skills you need to practice to get people to be thrilled with your company:

• Smile so that your inner feelings of joy and playfulness come through.
• Moving your body smoothly and with casual control.
• Using your eyes to softly connect with the people around you.
• Sculpting the tones of your voice so that it is pleasing to listen to.
• Telling stories with ease and flourish.
• Listening with a crisp focus.

There are dozens of other skills that increase the power of your personality. I put one set under the heading of “Making Other People Feel Special.” And if you stay with me and sign up for “Savvy Stuff,” I’ll be giving you more details and tips about what it takes (and what you must practice) to make other people feel special. I’ll also give you more details about how to practice the skills listed above.

In the meantime, work on this:

From now on, start paying attention to people’s eye color. Notice the swirls and variances in shade. Don’t go overboard and get too intense with your observation. But at least start noticing other people’s eye color more. It makes a difference.