There really should be no limit on the amount of friends you make. The more friends you make, the more opportunities you can open for yourself. You will be invited to go out more often, you’ll meet more potential life mates, you could open opportunities and and chances of getting yourself to a better position job-wise. You don’t need to know someone very long to befriend them, and most of it is in the first impression. Impress someone when you first meet them with the following advice, and you should be on your way to a better social life in no time.
1. Make yourself generally interested in someone else. Even if this person is the most boring person you’ve ever met, and wants to talk about the mating process of Galapagos tortoises, take it as a chance to learn and listen to something you may not know. Start by shaking their hand instead of asking someone else to introduce you.
2. Spread those lips and bring your cheeks up. Greet those new people with a big, real smile. Walking around with a frown on your face gives the first impression that you aren’t a very happy camper. No one likes talking to the crabby guy.
3. Remember their name. Write it down, take a picture and save the name of them in your phone, or say it over 10 times until you remember their name. A person’s name is held onto within their central nervous system, as well as a person’s heart. When you call a person by their name, you grow a spot in their heart right next to their name. It sounds a lot better than, “Hey, Dude!”
4. Open them ears, sonny. People love letting you listen to their rants. Instead of blocking out what another person is saying, encourage them to talk about what they are passionate for. This goes hand in hand with being interested in someone else. If you can learn to listen attentively, no matter the subject, you can learn a lot about what a person is like, as well as gain a bit of knowledge.
5. When a person finishes their rant, why don’t you persuade them to talk more about that topic. Talk in favor of what they were talking about. Even if you hate tortoises, talk about them like you love them. A little fib like this never hurt anyone. Talk about their interests with favoritism towards their point of view, and you should lock in their liking of you.
6. Talk highly of the other person. Make them feel important. Don’t make it cheesy though. Speak honestly and sincerely. By making another person feel important, you are building a link between the two of you. People love it when you look up to them, and they will want more attention from you. If the person has some modesty, they’ll want to share the feeling with you.
Remember to stay positive and actively interested in the other person. Following these basic hints, you should be able to build a portfolio of friends that will benefit you like a work portfolio. Look forward to the increased opportunities you open yourself to with new acquaintances and friends.
