I try to give everybody I meet the benefit of the doubt and anybody who really knows me or has ever worked with me I’ve said this to them at least once.
-You’re a Good Person, I Don’t Care What Nobody Says About You
No matter if I’ve heard anything previous to meeting them or not…plus it makes for a good icebreaker during a first time conversation.
Depending on the type of person you’re dealing with you will get one of two responses:
“A light nervous laugh with continued conversation”
or
“What the h^ll they say about me?”
Who Wants to be Likeable?
More than anything people are self-conscious about what others think of them whether you choose to admit it or not we all want to be “liked”.
Its the reason guys lie about how much money they make & where they work and women spend 3 hours in the bathroom getting ready and the media is able to push them products like this >>> Booty Pop Panties that are actually selling millions of units.
Because it has been driven in our heads by our peers & the media that this is what people like and likeable people get their ass kissed and everybody wants to associate with them and being in demand is good for business. Goes back to the saying “Sometimes its not What you Know, its Who You Know”.
Benefits of being Likeable
People who are “likeable” are more popular and are good with the “in” crowd. Basically the movers and shakers of their industry, city or state. They get invited to all the events, mingle with the rich folks and rub shoulders with people in high places all because they are easy to like.
We all have that one friend (could be you) that was always capable of keeping a job? Or always had the hookup at the mall, movies, and or good with the security at the door of any club in town. They have these advantages, because they have a strong network of people who “Like” them. Everything comes easier when you’re “likeable” even networking.
In Conclusion
Not to confuse “likeable” with people actually thinking you’re a good person, but more of a good conversation piece and/or its beneficial to them to be around or associate with you, because it increases their chances of being liked.
Its partly due to the bandwagon effect meaning that people often do and believe things merely because many other people do and believe the same things, but deep down they may have a completely different personal opinion. Simply put it pays to be popular, because popular people are “Likeable”.
My questions to you
Are you “Likeable” or aka a Peoples person? If not don’t be the first face a person sees when they come in contact with your business and hire somebody who is “Likeable” to handle your dirty work.
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Thats funny because people who try and get over on you are also the most likeable people. Good read
yep! they’re called Con artist. I’ve ran into a couple of them since i’ve been in Atlanta their disguised as good people.
. Thanks for checking it out.
Um, you know I am the first person that people see when they in counter my business, my business partners tell me “I am the meanest Women that they know” How ever, I get the job done, I am about my business. But I can say being likeable doesn’t always get the job done, some times you have to be a bitch.
I didn’t say being likeable gets the job done..I’m saying being likeable attracts clients, gets you ‘in’ places with important people and people generally speak highly of you with no negative feedback..we all know who the hustlers are and who are capable of getting things done….but thats two different things.
People might like your work, but are more likely to work with you again if you’re pleasant. I’m speaking of the people who COME to you…not work for you. They don’t have to take the meanest woman because they can easily go to the next woman that does it just as good..with no attitude…;)