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 Success 

by Damien Clarke

• 8 Techniqus for Success

Have you come across a person who is so naturally friendly that when you put them inside a room of strangers, they'll be friends with almost everyone in no time? We call them a people-person, someone unbelievably nice and charismatic that they can charm anyone into doing anything.

A socially-empowered person achieves so much greatness, basically because of the people that catapult them to success. They earn the trust and all-out support of the people, whom they have helped before. They never run out of help.

If you know your social skills and you make use of them, you will reach self-empowerment. Self-empowerment is making a general overhaul in your life and turning yourself into a happier and more successful person. If you can be one of those people-persons, then I can't see any reason why you will not succeed. You just have to know how to start.

1. Be genuine.

Be genuinely nice and genuinely interested in people. Insincerity is easily picked up and can do you harm.

2. Be the greatest listener that you can be.

To earn the respect and trust of people, listen to their problems and sympathize with them. Do not just hear them out, listen to them with your heart. Make eye contact when the person talks to you. Listen as if every word matters, and it does.

3. Laugh out loud.

I do not mean that you force yourself to laugh at every joke told by someone, albeit you do not find it funny at all. This means finding humour in things and not being too serious.

4. Do random acts of kindness.

Small acts of kindness matters the most, and this can be as simple as giving someone a surprise thankyou card or paying a toll for the car behind you. When we were at kindergarten, kindness was taught to us and greatly practiced. Now is the time to revive the good deeds and this time, let them stay for good.

5. Develop your personality.

Are you grouchy, grumpy and generally unpleasant to be around? Whoa, you can't go through life like that can you? Get rid of the bad traits and habits that perpetually hamper your growth. And really, who wants a grouchy friend anyway?

6. Display confidence.

Be able to stride to the other side of a room and introduce yourself to people with that confident smile of yours. Just remember: be confident, not arrogant.

7. Practice control.

When angry, don't snap at anyone. Never throw a tantrum like a three year old. Stay calm and collected. Be adult enough to take control of the situation and transform your anger into something more productive.

8. Keep building your relationships.

Your relationship with your family, friends and partner is too precious that you must not neglect it whatever happens! Go out and have fun with them. Do things together. Happiness will never die as long as the people who matter the most are close to you.

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