Thursday, March 25, 2010

How "Likeable" Are You?

We all know there are laws that bring order to our lives - laws of nature like gravity that holds everything in place, laws of the land that keep us safe, and laws of the universe such as cause and effect that help us be successful....or not....in life.

So what do laws have to do with how likeable you are? What does being likeable have to do with interns?

I recently found another group of laws that make a difference when applied daily and especially in how I view and interact with other people. These are the Laws of Likeability which can make a BIG difference to an intern who wants to stay on full-time after their internship. This doesn't mean kissing up or brown-nosing (as it used to be called). It just means being genuinely helpful, kind, courteous and thoughtful of other people.

Here are the first four of fifteen Laws of Likeability:
  1. We like people who like us
  2. We like people who are like us
  3. We like authentic people
  4. We like people who make us feel safe
  5. ...... (go here to see the rest of the list.)
Bob Sommers, "The Likeability Guy", has a free 30-Day Likeability Course to help you improve your personality and better get along with others....both of which will bring happiness to everyone and success to you. There is also a Likeability Test on his website for you to use on your family, friends, and associates.

Bob says "When you focus on helping people like themselves, they will find a way to return the favor. They will hire you...."

Need I say more about being likeable?