How to say 'Hi'

How often we find in a situation when we fumble to say 'Hi'. All are not the same as for someone like me, it's a quick smile and quick 'Hi' but than I never keep a continuity and my Hi soon ends up to a 'bye'. Well, as Forbes points out in it's picture Moves : It's only one syllable--"hi"--but it can be the hardest to get out. It's human nature to feel nervous when initiating contact with someone new. Fear and doubt swirl. We focus on the embarrassment and the rejection rather than the opportunity of a new business partner, sales prospect or friend.

Here are eight tips for getting past the sticking point and making the first move.
1. Make eye contact
2. Picture someone familiar
3. Listen first, speak later
4. Share a common experience
5. Be generous
6. Focus on them
7. Practice, practice
8. Have reasonable expectations
(In Pictures : Eight tips for making the first move)

Well, the main rule in Business is staying tuned - Believe in yourself and your dreams, be kind, sincere, generous and helpful to people - They reciprocate back to you. Be good and you're treated good. However, remember, Goodness pays but than check in here to follow your weakness as Niceness mistakes you make sometimes bounce back to hurt you.

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- ilaxi

Too Nice for Your Own Good : How to Stop Making 9 Self-Sabotaging Mistakes by Duke Robinson



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