The Like Switch: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Influencing, Attracting, and Winning People Over (The Like Switch Series Book 1)

by Jack Schafer

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. —MAYA ANGELOU

You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. —WILL ROGERS

You can make more friends in two months by becoming genuinely interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. —DALE CARNEGIE

The Golden Rule of Friendship—If you want people to like you, make them feel good about themselves—can

ASKING A FAVOR Good old Ben Franklin, the guy on the hundred-dollar bill, observed that if he asked a colleague for a favor, the colleague liked him more than if he hadn’t made the request. This phenomenon became known as (no surprise here) the Ben Franklin effect.

If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere. —ZIG ZIGLAR

According to Gordon Wainwright, author of Teach Yourself Body Language, anyone can increase their attractiveness to others if they maintain good eye contact, act upbeat, dress well, add a dash of color to their wardrobe, and listen well.

suggests that for one week you stand straight, tuck in your stomach, hold your head high, and smile at those you meet. From the results of many experiments, Wainwright predicts you will begin to be treated with more warmth and respect and start attracting more people to you.

Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or friendship, is conversation. —OSCAR WILDE

People don’t care about how much you know until they first know how much you care. —ZIG ZIGLAR