No matter what you do and how you do it, not everyone would like you; some people would even hate you for doing good, while some would hate you because you are successful or have certain skills.
However, this doesn’t mean you cannot be a likeable person; someone who most sane people would like, someone who people admire and respect, someone people look up to.
These tips below would definitely make you a likeable person
1. SMILE
Putting up a smile is a good and easy way to make people like you; it eases the tension that could exist in an environment and also makes you more attractive. Smiling is a very powerful weapon and according to a research published in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, smiling people are generally seen as smart people.
2. SMELL NICE
A good smell also has its own advantage. According to a study from North Western University, people rated faces more likeable if they had a pleasant smell. So always smell nice, not too much and not too little Cologne would do the trick.
3. BE ATTENTIVE
People are going to like you more if you are attentive to them. A person subconsciously is more attracted to you when you pay interest to their conversation; listen to what that person has to say, be genuinely interested in them and you would win their heart.
4. BE CONFIDENT
Confidence can give you that charisma which people would see and admire. Timidity on the other hand makes you look weak and less attractive. Build up your confidence level, but you ought to know that there is a thin line between confidence and pride.
5. KNOW HOW TO KEEP A CONVERSATION
Mastering the art of conversation would make you a more likeable person. Knowing when to talk, the right words to use to different people, knowing when to keep shut, knowing how to steer a conversation in the right direction would make people feel more comfortable with you, and this would even make them want to be with you.
6. YOUR BODY LANGUAGE
Your body language is also important if you’re going to be a likeable person; sometimes it’s not just about what you say but how you say it. People pick up little signals which mean a lot from your body language. How you express yourself with your body when talking means a lot. Read 7 body language you should be wary of.
7. HAVE A POSITIVE MIND-SET
To get people to like you, you ought to stop thinking negatively. According to a study carried out by Netherlands researchers, thinking that people dislike you can also change your behaviour and make you unlikable. So maintain a positive mind-set about yourself always.
Being a likeable person is not as hard as you think it is; with the right attitude and mentality, people would see you as charming.
Shawn