9 best ways to improve your personality
By: Aakash Panchal
Tags: Lifehacks, Improvement, Habits, Personality, Life

Here is my To-Do List for a better personality:

1. Better listening

A. Nothing can beat having someone listen to you keenly and make you feel like the only person in the world. It implies you are giving the utmost importance and respect to the speaker’s words and it instantly makes you a likeable person.

B. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was considered very charming as she was an exceptional listener. She would look a person in the eyes, hang on to every word said, and make them feel important.

C. Personally, I have gained a lot of useful things by becoming a careful listener. Of course, it is a must in my professional capacity as a counsellor and life coach in order to draw the other person out fully, but it’s equally important for everyone else in general life.

D. Address your audience by their names. One’s name is the sweetest sound to him/ her in the world. Calling someone by name conveys that you don’t consider the other one faceless, rather, he/she is a living, thriving entity to you whom you respect.

2. Expand your interests

A. The more you learn by reading and cultivating new interests, the more interesting you become. It lets you share your knowledge with others and exchange your views. This, in turn, makes you a good conversationalist as the quality of your conversation depends on how much you read and know.

B. No one is a know-all, so it’s refreshing to learn from others the things we don’t know about.

C. To get your message across to others well, you need to develop effective presentation skills like speaking and creativity. Plenty of online resources can help you with listening, networking and persuasion skills.

3. Have opinions

A. Reading gives you knowledge and with it come opinions. Nothing is more boring than talking to someone with no opinion on anything.

B. A conversation cannot go anywhere if you have nothing to expound on.

C. But an uncommon or out-of-the-box opinion makes you more interesting and stimulating.

4. Meet people

A. Make conscious efforts to interact with new people especially those unlike you.

B. It exposes you to different cultures, alternative ways of thinking and expands your horizons, besides making you more accommodative and tolerant.

5. Being yourself

A. Trying to be someone you’re not can be boring. It can’t stay like that forever and usually backfires.

B. Remember, your uniqueness makes you interesting.

6. Positive outlook

A. No one would like to be around complaint boxes or those with nothing good to say.

B. Try to be an upbeat person who lights up a room with personal energy upon entering it.

C. Look for the best in people and things. Give a warm smile, spread cheer, and enliven others with your presence.

7. Fun and humour

A. We all enjoy the company of those who make us laugh or smile. So make a habit of finding the humorous, quirky side in all situations.

B. Adding fun and lightheartedness to a dull setting will naturally attract others to you.

8. Giving a shoulder

A. Being helpful and supportive endears you very quickly. So be a support for others in need.

B. We all love to have a cheerleader, who encourages us and helps pick us up when we’re down.

9. Integrity and respect

A. Be honest and true to your word. It will bring you others’ admiration and respect.

B. Nothing else makes you more impressive than integrity and respect. Respect others and yourself.