Tips To Become Friendly By Nature

The term friendly sounds so affable and lovely to the ears! Imagine you are traveling to an unknown destination and someone suddenly walks up to you and helps you board and throughout the journey. Oh, you can even imagine going by train in a city you are new to and finding company in a person sitting next to you.

It’s comforting when you get someone friendly by your side. Friendliness is a virtue you would love to have in yourself too. Have you ever wished, seeing someone being friendly and jovial with you, that you should also ape these qualities? Have you ever found yourself less amiable as compared to the person sitting next to you?

You too can be friendly and approachable. It’s not all that difficult. You just need to bring it in you to be friendly and not fake. For instance opening up the barriers of restrictions that you have set upon yourself can help undo the unfriendly or distant nature you have.

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Well, there are ways to grow friendly by nature. Here are few that will help you be more affable and approachable and also help start a conversation.

Being Approachable
This is one mantra that you should apply when you decide to be friendly. The first step towards being approachable is to smile. Yes, your smile makes people feel that you are open to talking and friendly by nature. Smiling will generate the inner confidence mode too.

Work on Body Language
Your body language is the best indicator of whether you are friendly or reserved by nature. So, make sure you put in extra efforts of having an open and friendly body language. Don’t cross your legs it shows restraint. Don’t slouch as it indicates not wanting to make any efforts. Don’t cross your arms as it can indicate reserved nature.

Avoid Distractions
When you observe your surroundings and try to delve into them, instead of holding on to your laptop you would find yourself wanting to acquaint others. You will want to know more about the people around you. When you are busy with your phone or laptop, you don’t really have much time to be friendly. One of the ways to become friendly would be to avoid distractions as much as possible, especially when you are in the midst of some company.

Eye Contact
When you are dealing with humans, eye contact becomes essentially important. You should positively engage the person and make him/her feel more comfortable. Don’t make the person feel awkward or intimidating with your eye contact. It is supposed to inhibit shyness and make a more mature approach. You should always say a hi and conduct the eye contact while saying it.

Laugh it Out
You need to shed the shyness and be more comfortable in your own skin. When you wish to laugh, go ahead and laugh out loud. Don’t restrain yourself and make it look awkward. When you are trying to be friendly, laughing should be naturally. Even if you have a dreadful laugh, just go ahead. The confidence that you show when laughing will make the atmosphere light.

Small Talks
To be friendly, you need to master the art of small talks. Who says small talks are not important? It is ideally the best thing to be done. You should make sure that whenever you meet someone, you don’t walk off without saying hi or asking them how they are.