Come decision time, Likeability is often the deciding factor!

Likeability is a learned skill that will allow you to obtain all of your dreams, goals, and exceed your wildest expectations. It is the ability to be known and selected over others with similar or greater skills. Being Likeable leads to greater opportunity that turns to leadership and creates significance.

10 TIPS to improving Likeability

1. Smile More-More Smiling instantly lightens your appearance making you more likeable and more approachable.
2. Introduce yourself to the "new guy" first-This simple action makes people feel welcome and also places you in a position to be a leader.
3. Offer Assistance without being asked-This action alone will make you stand out and increase your Likeability by leaps and bounds. It is a fleeting practice.
4. Open doors for people-People notice the little subtle acts such as opening doors. You never know who is walking behind you. If you can just pay attention for 2 seconds while you walk through a door to glance around, you may just make someones day a little better.
5. Get better at self-deprecating humor-This shows confidence, humor and makes you more human. Poke fun at yourself and your Likeability Rating will soar! Use a bit of sense here though, too much of this shows low confidence which will have the opposite effect.
6. Understand that you don't actually now all the answers-The know it all soon becomes very lonely in just about any setting. The first thing that leaders understand is that they don't know all the answers.
7. Be open to the possibility that you are not right....all the time-This differs from #6 in that people that always have to be correct also come across as combative and argumentative. These people are always arguing their point without the slightest awareness that someone else may also have a point.
8. Be Positive-Positivity is infectious. More Positive=More Likeable
9. Speak with Enthusiasm--Buehler...Buehler...Buehler...Not so much. Monotone is boring. The average attention span is not long enough to fight through a boring and monotone voice. Enthusiasm is contagious. Enthusiasm = Passion.
10. Be Proactive-Be a go-getter. Being Proactive serves as motivation for others. They will notice your progress, respect your ability, and want to help you achieve your goal.

Curt Fletcher is a Real Estate Expert, New Home Sales Professional, Published Author of the book, "How To Sell More Homes and Increase Your Income," Sales Trainer, and Professional Speaker