How to Be a Friend to Anybody
Simple tips to use when meeting somebody new
I think we can all agree that we humans crave some type of interaction, whether it’s face to face or over a zoom meeting. Hearing another person’s voice that is focused on you is a great feeling and it makes you feel like you’re cared for.
Meeting people for the first time can be challenging when trying to strike up a conversation or develop a good vibe with them. People who are strangers to you can come across as intimidating sometimes but everyone has a soft spot or at least a part of them that is willing to open up.
At my job, I realized that more customers asked me for help when I said hello to them first rather than me not saying anything to them at all. It was a fun little experiment to do at work that helped the time to go by but what I realized most about this experiment was that people will feel more comfortable with you once you make the first move.
This goes for romantic relationships and new friendships as well. Everyone could use a boost of encouragement once in a while. That’s why we have some of the friends we do now, they encourage us to be better people and let us know that we’re not going through life’s challenges alone.
So, how do we make more friends like this? It all starts with being comfortable…
