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8 Amazing facts about smiling

October 10, 2018November 4, 2018International Etiquette and Protocol, Leadership & Social Skills, Youth Social Skills

“love is what moves the world, I’ve always thought…it is the only thing which allows men and women to stand in a world where gravity always seems to want to pull them down…bring them low…and make them crawl…”― Stephen King

Yes, love does move the world, but it starts with a smile…

Most likely, the Mona Lisa is the most famous smile, although my favorite one would have to be Johnny Depp’s smile while playing Captain Jack Sparrow!

A smile is a facial gesture with so much communicative value. According to psychologist Paul Ekman who famous for studying emotions and facial expressions, there are 18 types of smiles that come from combining different muscles of our face. Ekman tells us that the smile is the only gesture that universally means the same for all humans and it’s used to express the same emotion. He showed this by analyzing different cultures and particularly isolated tribes in New Guinea who had never been in contact with the Western world and they also smiled for a similar reason to the rest of the population.

The 11 golden rules of etiquette

October 5, 2018November 4, 2018International Etiquette and Protocol, Leadership & Social Skills, Youth Social Skills

Courtesy rules maintain and improve healthy social relationships, we start learning these rules since childhood and must implement them thought our life, they tell us how we must conduct ourselves in society. In Today’s world, many of these rules have been shaped both by the culture in which we live in and today’s modern world, nevertheless they will never stop being important as it is with these common courtesy rules that we show others around us respect.

But, do we really know how to conduct ourselves in society? How to create and maintain good connections with others? Is only following our instincts in our personal life or in meetings, weddings, interviews, network events, the best idea for our own benefit when it comes to having polished soft skills?

Without a doubt everyone has a personal belief system that must be respected and appreciated, but there is one aspect that is universal and common among any society and belief system: there are certain rules and codes of behavior that are made to generate a better flow and a better environment of respect in any desired context.

Initiate and enjoy a conversation with anyone with these 4 steps

October 1, 2018November 4, 2018Leadership & Social Skills

We have all been there, you arrive at an event and you just know the host of the party, or you just moved to a new city, or you started a new job. All these situations cause a lot of anxiety, how do we meet people and how can we have a confident, great conversation with them?

According to research conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, one in three teens send an average of 100 text messages a day. Older teen girls are sending and receiving an average of 80 text messages a day! while boys are sending and receiving an average of 30. As a mother of two kids who are growing up in this technologically advanced era, these numbers worry me a lot. Believe it or not, something so basic as meeting people and having a conversation has truly become a struggle for most people. As much as I value the advantages of technology, I believe it has also made society increasingly less social. In the 21st century, one of the most important and necessary skills we need to succeed personally, socially and professionally is to be able to initiate and sustain an assertive conversation with someone. Are we overlooking this skill?