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Have you wished that you had more friends? Have you ever wished that you knew how to get more people to know you and like you? Have you ever felt that if only you knew what it would take to be more popular? Here are a few tips for you to start working on.
1. Smile. It not only improves your face value it also radiates warmth which attracts people. It's the perfect magnet to draw the attention of strangers in a positive manner. A smile is usually returned back with a smile and that's the start of a good communication.
2. Remember names. It is very important that you ask the name of the other person and it is even more important that you remember it. When you meet someone for the second time and recall them with their name you win a lot of brownie points. Everyone loves to be known and the moment they feel you know them and remember them they grow closer to you. But don't expect them to remember your name so always re-introduce yourself with your name and not make them feel uncomfortable about the fact that they forgot your name.
3. Talk about them. People love to talk about themselves. Encourage the behaviour. The more you let them talk and become genuinely interested in them and their interests, the better they relate to you and like you.
4. Make others feel important. When you listen empathetically to others and relate to their likes and interests they feel important. This becomes your trump card to win the popularity contest.
5. Give more, expect less. Most of us lose friends because we begin to assume that the other person should also do for us all that we do for them. Doesn't work. People are inherently self-centered. If you are expecting them to change intrinsically for you then your expectations need a correction. Usually successful friendships are mutually sharing but that is definitely not a starting premise.
In your garden of friendship remember you are the one sowing the seeds. You would need to be the one who has to water and protect your seed for a long time till it grows and is able to share its fruits with you. Make time to nurture it unconditionally and taste the sweetness of fruits for a lifetime. Web technology Web training Web designing Php Institute Joomla institute Java Dotnet Seo course Flash Drupal Ajax css Computer training MY PROFILE: http://www.crotans.com/innovativeleo/
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Have you wished that you had more friends? Have you ever wished that you knew how to get more people to know you and like you? Have you ever felt that if only you knew what it would take to be more popular? Here are a few tips for you to start working on.
1. Smile. It not only improves your face value it also radiates warmth which attracts people. It's the perfect magnet to draw the attention of strangers in a positive manner. A smile is usually returned back with a smile and that's the start of a good communication.
2. Remember names. It is very important that you ask the name of the other person and it is even more important that you remember it. When you meet someone for the second time and recall them with their name you win a lot of brownie points. Everyone loves to be known and the moment they feel you know them and remember them they grow closer to you. But don't expect them to remember your name so always re-introduce yourself with your name and not make them feel uncomfortable about the fact that they forgot your name.
3. Talk about them. People love to talk about themselves. Encourage the behaviour. The more you let them talk and become genuinely interested in them and their interests, the better they relate to you and like you.
4. Make others feel important. When you listen empathetically to others and relate to their likes and interests they feel important. This becomes your trump card to win the popularity contest.
5. Give more, expect less. Most of us lose friends because we begin to assume that the other person should also do for us all that we do for them. Doesn't work. People are inherently self-centered. If you are expecting them to change intrinsically for you then your expectations need a correction. Usually successful friendships are mutually sharing but that is definitely not a starting premise.
In your garden of friendship remember you are the one sowing the seeds. You would need to be the one who has to water and protect your seed for a long time till it grows and is able to share its fruits with you. Make time to nurture it unconditionally and taste the sweetness of fruits for a lifetime. Web technology Web training Web designing Php Institute Joomla institute Java Dotnet Seo course Flash Drupal Ajax css Computer training MY PROFILE: http://www.crotans.com/innovativeleo/
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Friendships are important in everyone's life. Not only do friendships make a person happier and more fulfilled, but studies have shown that there are even health benefits to having a close circle of friends. Friends can encourage you when you are down, give you hope, make you laugh, provide companionship and love, and just improve your life in general. But, in order to have a good friend, it is also important to be a good friend in return.
In order to be a good friend, it is important to realize that friends need to be there for each other no matter what, in both good times and in bad. If your friend is going through a rough time, make time for them and see what you can do to make their life a little easier. Sometimes just knowing that you are there for them is all it will take to make a friend feel better.
It is also important to place a high priority on your friendships. Too often people lose touch with their good friends simply because they get too busy and don't take the time to nurture their friendships. Although you might be busy, take some time out from your chores and responsibilities so that you can spend some time with your friends. Both of you will be glad that you did.
It's also important to focus on the positive aspects of your friendship, and learn to overlook the things that might bother you. After all, you expect your friend to accept you the way you are, so it's important that you do the same for them. Learn to appreciate your friend's good qualities instead of focusing on their flaws, and you will find that your friendship will be stronger as a result.
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One of the toughest things you'll need to do after relocating is start a new social network. This can be extremely difficult if you've lived in one place for a long time and have a huge network of friends and family that you've built up over the years. But, if you move to a new country, culture and value differences can make this process even more difficult. If you happen to be somewhat shy, then the process of meeting people in general may feel overwhelming and unpleasant. It's no wonder that many people spend the first weeks, even months, after moving feeling homesick, and yearning for their friends back home.
On top of these difficulties, it can sometimes be tough to understand where to go to meet new people if you're not familiar with a new town and it's resources. And, in another country, you also have the added challenge that certain behaviors you're accustomed to may be insulting in your new home, and you could accidentally offend potential new friends instead of winning them over!
With all these difficulties, it's no wonder that many people end up feeling lonely and isolated after moving to a new country. These feelings can easily lend to depression and giving up on the mere attempt to meet anyone new.
To avoid getting into a rut when recreating your social network, try to remember:
Your old friends are wonderful, and they're still your friends, they just don't share your geography any more.
Having a friend or two who do live in the same place is important for a whole bunch of reasons, not to mention that it will make you feel better to know you have a friend "right next door".
Look forward, not backwards - find opportunities to meet new people, rather than focusing on the friends you miss, or the people with whom you haven't been able to connect.
It takes time to create a new social network. You're not going to meet a whole bunch of people, or have a best friend, overnight. Even if you're an extreme extrovert, cultural differences and value differences can make it more challenging than you expect to meet new people.
Judgments and expectations can not only hinder your efforts to meet new friends, they may also be inaccurate. Try to assess yours.
Find ways to surround yourself with people who share your interests - it's one of the easiest ways to get a conversation started. Jobs and careers Classifieds Web training Blogs Movies Business Hosting web designing Shopping Work from home my profile:http://www.crotans.com/innovativeleo/
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I propose a new dictionary meaning of the word "chica." I'm thinking something along the lines of: kindred spirit, close and personal girl friend. Now what does this Spanish word "chica" mean? Websters defines it as: "...a young female (chica) or young male (chico)". The English slang "chic" referring to women, probably originated from its Spanish sister. Lest I digress further, I want to talk about how important these female connections are as we enter the menopausal or peri-menopausal years.
Women seem to instinctively know to seek the solace of their best buddy during times of crisis; any crisis. Men will do this also but its got to be something big such as a wife moving out or the death of a parent. Women seem to intuit from a very young age that throughout their lives they will be called upon to be the culverts of communication; from trying to navigate the complex waters of adolescent girl life to helping a boyfriend or husband understand their mothers menopausal mind.
Just observe a group of pre-adolescent or teen age girls - I mean really look at their interactions. It's a constant merry go round of 'he said, she said'; today's enemy is tomorrows best friend. (think Betty and Veronica). They are in the constant thick of one crisis or another, is this Mother Natures way of preparing them for bigger and better things? I'm sure they are setting the ground work for what is to come; being the conduits of information, the gatherers of emotional vibes that fill the air, the would be translators of this human experience. So how does this apply to us chicas as we zigzag through our lives; sometimes meandering down the road less traveled
What starts as teenage girl angst seems to slowly develop into something greater. Late teens and twenty something sees us still on the battlefield with our sisters; we ignore our chicas for some ueber bad boy, even as they warn us that he'll break our heart.
We move into our thirties with careers and babies well underway; our chicas become our gym buddies, extensions of our childs play dates and our sounding boards. If we can squeeze it into our schedule we eek out some time to have fun together.
Then we hit the wall that is menopause (peri and otherwise); it's time to pause and re-evaluate our lives. Family dynamics seem to change around this time; tearful goodbyes as kids move out and on. The nest is now empty leaving some women with a partner they don't even recognize. We've kept our chicas in our back pockets, they've graciously taken a back seat to husbands, babies and then teens and aging parents. Now they resurface again; all shiny and new, subtly changed perhaps but in a good way. We've changed, they've changed. Life has pushed and pulled us in a myriad of directions; joy, anguish and broken dreams. Time is perhaps the enemy when we look in the mirror now; but it is our friend in other ways.
This history, this legacy that we have shared with our chicas becomes the glue that holds our lives together during the second adolescence that is menopause. Now these relationships need no longer live on the back burner; we have more time at this stage of life. Mother Nature has planned well; post and menopausal women stay healthier when they have a posse of chicas to share their time with (Harvard Nurses Study). She gives us back a sense of youth and playfulness by allowing our friendships to once again become a main event in our lives. Chicas, go out and play!
Claudia has been an armchair student of all things holistic and nutrition for many years. She has worked in various fields in both the U.S. and Europe; teaching English in a small Swedish farm town to procurement and vitamin customer service in a small town New England health food store. Since falling in love with essential oils and Aromatherapy, creating home made cosmetics has been an ongoing passion. Countless hours of research and experimentation go into each lotion, scrub and balm. Her goal is to create the freshest products that produce results in real time with the least impact on our environment. She believes that products should be simple enough for anyone to duplicate in their kitchen thus giving them the opportunity to enjoy both the process and the end results.
She lives in the south of Sweden with her family and two dogs and enjoys Yoga, hiking and cookiNG. Jobs and careers Classifieds Web training Blogs Movies Business Hosting web designing Shopping Work from home my profile:http://www.crotans.com/innovativeleo/
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