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Show Be Interested" In Others to Be Well Liked . By Rt'TH MILLETT Warmth Is the greatest thinf in personality. Warmth that comes from a real liking for other people. Warmth that shows Itself In glad smiles, strong handclasps and sin-cere sin-cere appreciation. If you want to have people like you. show them first that yuu like them. When you meet a friend or someone whose friend you want to We, the Women become, smile your pleasure, say how glad you are to see the other person. And then prove it by talking talk-ing about him. Follow Interests tie hftj Interesti that are dear to hi heart, every one of ue haa, thinga that we can talk about for hour upon hour. Give him a chance to talk about the t hinge he wanta to talk about, whether it ie hie prize winning cocker apaniel, a collection of old if una, or hf young son. Not only let him talk, but help him talk. Ask questioni thajt will (rive him a chance to ahow hti knowledge, and also show your real Intereat Tfow you a rTlieg Inning to wonder what you get out of all this. Firet of all, you will get the satisfaction that comes from putting another person at ease and leaving him satisfied sat-isfied with himself. That is a real accomplishment. But you will also get other things. Win Approval Tou will win his liking, and every one of us wants to be liked. It is a fundamental urge of human nature. You will win his aDDroval. for when you let a man talk about himself he is convinced you are a brilliant conversationalist. And why not? He leaves you knowing that he has enjoyed en-joyed himself Immensely. That Is the way you want people to feel. It Is the feeling that makes them come back. The next time you meet a friend and hava a minute or two to spend in conversation, don't talk about your latest illness, don't tell the cute things your little girl said, don't complain because the thermometer has been doing strange things Instead, In-stead, remember Matthew Arnold's reply when he was asked to name his favorite topic of conversation. He answered, 'That In which my companion is most Interested." If you remember that remark and put It into practice you will make friends wherever you go" |