FRIENDS (2)

A man who has friends MUST himself be friendly.

Proverbs 18:24

In order to have a good friend, you MUST first try to be a good friend. An unknown poet wrote, "I went out to find a friend but could not fine one there; I went out to be a friend and friends were everywhere." Friendship doesn't require having a dynamic personality. Even shy, quite and reserve individuals can learn to be friendly. IT'S NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE NO FRIEND, IF YOU YOURSELF ARE FRIENDLY.' And the opposite is also TRUE. Psychologists asked a group of college students to jot down initials of people they disliked most. Some of the students could think of ONLY one person, whilst others listed as many as fourteen. But an interesting fact that came out of the research was that THOSE WHO DISLIKED THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE, WERE THESELVES THE  MOST WIDELY DISLIKED. You'll discover that the more likeable you are, the more likely you are to like other people and be liked by them. So here are five ways to make friends:

(1) MAINTAIN EYE CONTACT - When you talk to people look them in the eye. 

(2) SMIKE. It takes seventy-two muscles to drawn, ONLY FOURTEEN TO SMILE - and a SMILE WARMS HEART AND ENCOURAGES CONVERSATION. 

(3) CALL PEOPLE BY THEIR NAMES. Strangers are just that, strange but a FRIEND IS KNOWN. 

(4)  TALK TO OTHERS ABOUT THEIR FAVOURITE TOPIC - themselves.

(5) FIND AN OCCASION TO GIVE A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT, A COMPLIMENT OR SHOW AN ACT OF KINDNESS. 

When you find a person with this five (5) traits, YOU'VE FOUND SOMEONE WHO HAS A REPUTATION FOR BEING FRIENDLY.