| I'm not a bad person. Really. Well, ok, I might have a | | | | whatever similar. They'll have it listed right there, just |
| few moments of evil chuckling at the sight of a cat | | | | like CareerOne in Australia: |
| being chased by a cute little rottweiler, but that's only | | | | |
| because I know the cat won't get caught. | | | | On the way to the interview, walk tall and smile. |
| Probably.But I want to be better. I want to be one | | | | Strangers will smile back at you and the receptionist |
| of those people who everybody is happy to see. I | | | | at the interview firm will be nice to you. By the time |
| want to be one of those people who light up the | | | | you hit the interview, you'll feel good. |
| room when they walk in, one of those people who | | | | |
| looks happy even in those strangely lit surprise | | | | The short of it: It is profitable to smile.Again, the |
| pictures. You know the ones I mean, those pictures | | | | most consistent advice given by guys who are good |
| taken when you were busy minding your own | | | | with women to guys who aren't: relax and smile. Oh, |
| business picking the nuts out of a brownie, | | | | but what's more: make her smile.Don Diebel, publisher |
| pretending you understand what auntie Jane is | | | | of a self-proclaiming newsletter on dating, says, |
| blabbing on about when you mother suddenly yells | | | | "Single women love a man with a good sense of |
| your name causing you to look around only to be | | | | humor. If you can make her laugh, she will really be |
| blinded by the flash of her camera as she | | | | attracted to you."Tip #3 in the Top 6 Dating Tips To |
| memorializes that precious moment for all | | | | Help You Date Women And Succeed At It! at |
| eternity.And I think I've found the secret. It's almost | | | | EzineArticles quips, "If you can make her laugh half |
| too slight a thing to believe it could be so key. In | | | | your battle is already won."I think there's really no |
| fact, it almost feels like one of those dream ideas | | | | mystery here: People like to laugh. Not only that but |
| that seems so great while you're asleep... but no, this | | | | they like to share their laughter too. In a dating |
| one is real. I've tried it, tested it, proved it. It's | | | | environment, these two things work together quite |
| surprising sometimes, but it works.Just smile.I have | | | | well to form and strengthen attractions. Of course |
| this particular friend. He was always willing to | | | | having a good sense of humor in dating is no |
| appreciate the beauty around us in all shapes and | | | | guarantee of anything, but if things don't work out at |
| sizes, if you know what I mean (nudge, nudge, wink, | | | | least you got a laugh out of it.They say laughter is |
| wink).He had a rare and peculiar wisdom. One might | | | | the best medicine. Well it may not be the best, we |
| even call it obscure at times. But on one particular | | | | have some pretty good stuff these days, but still. |
| day when his wisdom was more obvious, a woman | | | | Did you know that laughter actually boosts the |
| passed him by. The woman was gorgeous by our | | | | human immune system? |
| American standards. Lovely eyes... blond hair styled | | | | |
| oh-so-right... with those well-proportioned... hands! | | | | After exposure to humor, there is a general increase |
| (What did you think I was going to say?!) But she | | | | in activity within the immune system, including an |
| had this scowl on her face that could crack open a | | | | increase in the number and activity level of natural |
| bank vault. This wise man turned to another friend of | | | | killer cells that attack viral infected cells and some |
| mine and said, "Beauty is skin deep; Attitude is to the | | | | types of cancer and tumor cells, an increase in |
| bone."Personally, I think he was quoting a song.Alright, | | | | activated T cells (T lymphocytes) [...], an increase in |
| so enough with my antics already. Let's get down to | | | | the antibody IgA (immunoglobulin A), which fights |
| business. I think you've already figured out what I'm | | | | upper respiratory tract insults and infections, [... and it |
| trying to say, "Smile." The defiant among you might | | | | keeps going!] |
| respond with a flippant, "Why should I?"I could just | | | | |
| say it makes me feel good if you smile, but we all | | | | [ source: Holistic Online ]The Archives of Internal |
| know that Copernicus was wrong, that each of our | | | | Medicine recently published a study by a team of |
| respective universes really does center upon | | | | Dutch researches which found that being optimistic |
| ourselves. So what I think really isn't much of a | | | | significantly reduced the risk of demise by heart |
| motivator for you. Instead, let me ask you a few | | | | disease in men. A blurb from a brief of the report: |
| questions. We can all sing-along the answer. | | | | |
| | | | Among men ages 64 to 84 who were free of |
| Do you want to be more photogenic? Smile. | | | | cardiovascular disease and cancer, those who |
| Do you want to get a new job? Smile. | | | | consistently looked at the bright side of life and had |
| Do you want to better success in your dating life? | | | | generally positive expectations had a 55% lower risk |
| Smile. | | | | for cardiovascular mortality compared with gloomy |
| Do you want to be healthier? Smile. | | | | pessimistic men. |
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| The most consistent advice given by self-help | | | | [ source: MedPage Today ]"Just the facts, |
| professionals around the world on how to interact | | | | Ma'am."Alright. Enough of my babbling. The short of |
| with other people in any given situation is to smile.A | | | | this whole smile business: The single, most impactful, |
| great quote by Henry Miller: | | | | most significant thing you can do to make you a |
| | | | better person is to smile. Smile to be pretty, smile to |
| When you speak to people -- smile. It is a wonderful | | | | be smart, smile to get girls and smile for your |
| thing when you meet someone and they just | | | | heart.Topher ZiCornell tries to smile at least once a |
| instinctively smile and say "I am mighty glad to know | | | | day and twice on Sundays. His bald head has been |
| you." There is power in a smile. It is one of the best | | | | known to draw butterflies, ladybugs and airline |
| relaxation exercises of which I know. | | | | stewerdesses. Among other projects, Topher is |
| | | | working with the online stores |
| "Mighty glad!" Love that.Go to any career advising | | | | Eleworth (selling Jewelry) and Nonty (selling |
| site and look up their interviewing tips and tricks or | | | | Perfumes, Colognes and Other Stuff). |