How to Make Anyone Like You: Proven Ways To Become A People Magnet PDF
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ALSO BY LEIL LOWNDES How to Feel Confident How to Talk to Anyone How to Make Anyone Fall in Love with You Dedicated to my dearest friends Giorgio and Phil who taught me the meaning of love and friendship Cover Title Page Also by Leil Lowndes Dedication Introduction How to be a people magnet How we’re going to find the answer The fatal FUD factor (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) Friends, lovers and Knights Platonic male/female friendships: ‘There’s no such thing!’ (Or is there?) And, of course, love: the magic that makes the world go round Men’s friendships: ‘I love you, man!’ Women’s friendships: ‘Oh, why can’t a man be more like a woman?’ Networking friends: so who are these Knights? Why this book is guaranteed to work! It is not a book – it’s a contract! Everything in the contract is backed by sociological studies It contains confidential testimony from thousands in my seminars Part I Making strangers like you instantly! 1 Hi! How do you like me so far? But is being popular really being liked? What’s your OQ? (Optimism Quotient) 2 How to spread sunshine wherever you go 3 Making everyone feel special 4 Win their hearts, in 10 words or less 5 The magic wand – your body 6 Like Hallmark cards, a smile for every occasion 7 Why do we prefer one person over another? Deborah gets the last laugh (and Leil eats her hat) 8 Fine-tuning your tongue 9 Never hear ‘You’re not listening!’ again 10 Fragging the fatal FUD factor But what about me? I’m no Olympic athlete When you love the one who hurts you How you can go for gold Confidence alone isn’t enough 11 How to work a room like royalty 12 Nice shake! 13 The Hugganary 14 The secret of confident conversing What separates social ‘winners’ from social ‘losers’? 15 Shyness stinks! (Not only that, it can trash your life) Wait, there are more bummers! So, if schmooze-ophobia is a disease, what’s the cure? 16 Does this confidence make money? 17 Ah, mystery of life (and how optimism saved one!) 18 Pass the Pollyanna please Part II Friends and lovers How to find them, how to keep them 19 Why have friends? or Pollyanna plummets into Pandora’s box Suddenly last summer Pollyanna plummets into Pandora’s box The bottom of the pit So what’s this got to do with making people like you? Pandora’s box suddenly snaps shut 20 Friendship’s first commandment Thou must have something to give in order to receive You don’t make friends, you earn them And yes, you earn lovers too 21 Ways to say ‘I love you’ to a friend Plan private pleasures for precious people ‘I love ya, man’, and all that jazz Actions speak louder than words (just ask any guy) The power of gifts (or a great way to get rid of junk you don’t want!) 22 Standing up for your friends The green-eyed monster in my closet 23 Planting seeds for new friendships Prissy’s present You can never go back (and would you really want to?) You made my day! Now, about your promotion … 24 Do you want to be popular, or do you want to be liked? 25 What if I only feel those butterflies when I’m talking Great, so I know why; now how can I get rid of those butterflies? 26 Have you ever had a friend ... who changed your way of looking at life for ever? 27 If you’ve got it, flaunt it! 28 Diversity, it’s not just for the workplace Guess who’s coming to dinner? Part III Cupid’s secrets Sexy schemes for luring lovers – and keeping them 29 Cupid’s got LOTS of secrets! Cupid, please tell me – Why him? Why her? When two of Cupid’s arrows cross Some Cupids who crashed and burned 30 Finally science captures Cupid Cupid does drugs Why do so many women go for the bad boys? Cupid grows up! So how long can I enjoy this legal high before I come down? 31 A better, deeper kind of love sets in – really! What if I still want the ‘can’t wait to jump your bones’ kinda love? How Cindy keeps the sex cinders hot 32 What about turning a friend into a lover? 33 Cupid’s last words Can you have the peaceful for-ever kind of love straight away? So what’s Cupid’s secret? What really keeps couples together? 34 Mirror, mirror, find me a mate 35 Get off my bottom 36 If you want to date, you must initiate The dance of love Inviting someone to the Dance of Intimacy 37 Don’t think lines, think lyrics 38 Men ‘pick her up’, gentlemen ‘make her acquaintance’ How to know the answer to ‘How do you like me so far?’ 39 The failure fallback plan 40 Creative courting 41 Shhh, he’s annoyed! 42 Give me a strong shoulder and a big ear 43 Go figure! You be the judge 44 How would you handle this, dear? It’s not just for schmoozing her 45 I just want you to be happy! 46 Hyperbole as aphrodisiac 47 Understanding my clam Who talks more – men or women? Clams à la grecque Part IV Networking Recruiting Knights for my personal Round Table 48 The world’s best contact sport (once you learn 49 ‘Networking?’ Did I hear you say ‘networking’? 50 Plan ahead! 51 The guide to sharing your gifts Networking, it’s kids’ stuff too 52 Do you carry enough friend insurance? One man’s Knight is another man’s nobody The Knights at my Round Table 53 Who ya gonna call? 54 Making deposits in the good neighbour account Part V Marketing me! Just like Hollywood celebrity makers promote a star 55 How’s my packaging?
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