30. Ask questions
This is crucial since it demonstrates a sincere desire to get to know someone and actually increases your likeability.
31. Mind your body language
If a new person seems more approachable, it will be simpler to strike up a conversation with them. Knowing that our posture can give the impression that we are closed off to interacting with others (crossed arms, head bowed, body turned away from others).
32. Don’t ignore those you know
Remember your existing friends while you’re establishing new ones.
Is there a member of your family that you’d want to see more frequently? Call the person and suggest taking a stroll or going to lunch. Do you have any acquaintances that you could form a friendship with at work, in the church, in your neighborhood, at your child’s (or your own) school, or somewhere else? Think about contacting them. Tell them you’d like to share events and activities with them.
33. Think outside the box
Be willing to build new relationships with people you don’t know well, such as your neighbors, students, and coworkers, despite how different they may seem. It stays fascinating if you have a diversity of friends.
34. Make the initial move
It is acceptable to initiate contact. You may start by writing something straightforward like, “I am very delighted that we got to meet today.” If they answer, you’ve already broken the ice. It wasn’t meant to be if they ignored your move.
35. Whenever possible, eat outside
Try eating outside at the takeaway joint and grinning at people instead of bringing your takeout home or eating in your car. Invite a guest to join you at your table.
36. Be yourself
Who are you truly connected with if you’re acting like someone else? It is truer than truth that you are You right now. Nobody living today is Youer than You.
37. Talk to people waiting in the grocery store line
Ask a question regarding something they are purchasing, make a comment on what you like or dislike about the store, or bring up the lovely flowers that are on exhibit. These folks are probably from your neighborhood, which will help you practice chatting to people, and you might even make new friends.
38. When conversing with someone, look them in the eye
People like to be understood, and if you’re not looking at them, they may assume that you’re not interested in becoming friends.
39. Concentrate on the traits you value in others or in yourself
Your friendships have a significant impact on how you identify. Consider the qualities you admire in yourself or wish you possessed, then search for companions who share those traits.
