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		<title>The 15 Laws of Likeability</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past 5 years I&#8217;ve studied and researched why people like each other and why they don&#8217;t. To date I&#8217;ve uncovered 15 characteristics that make people likable. Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve discovered. To begin, you must understand the overriding principle of likeability. All 15 characteristics fall under its influence. The principal states: “We like the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;" src="http://www.recognizedexpert.com/expert/blogs/mauibob/attachments/33d1201809698-10-laws-likeability-walking_in_the_night.jpg" alt="" width="125" height="173" />Over the past 5 years I&#8217;ve studied and researched why people like each other and why they don&#8217;t. To date I&#8217;ve uncovered 15 characteristics that make people likable. Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve discovered.</p>
<p>To begin, you must understand the overriding principle of likeability. All 15 characteristics fall under its influence. The principal states: “<strong>We like the people who genuinely help us like ourselves.</strong>&#8221; The keyword is &#8220;genuiely.&#8221; Anyone can fake likeability, and they often do.</p>
<p>As a matter of fact, the vast majority of sociopaths practice the skill of likeability without understanding why or how it work. They’ve learned through a life of trial and error how to act in such a way to get what they want from others. They don&#8217;t understand why it works, just that it works.</p>
<p>If you want to be genuinely liked by others and reap the rewards offered to likable people, you must approach each of these characteristics with a pure heart. If you don&#8217;t, you will soon be discovered as a fraud and treated as such.</p>
<p><strong>Laws Of Likeability</strong></p>
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<li>We like people who like us</li>
<li>We like people who are like us</li>
<li>We like authentic people</li>
<li>We like people who make us feel safe</li>
<li>We like people who get (understand) us</li>
<li>We like people who elevate our mood</li>
<li>We like people with whom we have frequent contact</li>
<li>We like people with whom we collaborate</li>
<li>We like polite people</li>
<li>We like beautiful people</li>
<li>We like people who we associate with good feelings</li>
<li>We like people who are relevant in our lives</li>
<li>We like people who make us feel welcome</li>
<li>We like the people we help</li>
<li>We like people who can laugh at themselves easily</li>
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<p>Stay tuned because I will be discussing each of these principles in detail in the future. I would also enjoy your thoughts and comments on the subject.</p>
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