What makes people charismatic?
The kind of quality where they walk into a room, and everybody turns to see them.
This can quickly build, and everybody is soon checking out what everybody is checking out.
It’s usually described as a kind of energy, a kind of magnetism.
But what is it really?
One thing about charismatic people is they rarely worry about what other think about them.
But this can’t be the only reason. Plenty of people aren’t really concerned with the opinion of others, but they aren’t exactly charismatic.
Another ingredient in charisma is genuinely liking yourself. Charismatic people tend to enjoy being who they are.
Think back to a time when you were a kid. And you found something cool, or maybe got at cool toy as a gift.
And you couldn’t wait to show it to your friends.
Charismatic people feel that way about themselves. Not in an egotistical way, but in a genuine way.
And not really themselves, but their experience of themselves.
They like being themselves, they like experiencing the world as themselves, and they like how interacting with others can amplify that.
And one crucial ingredient in that is that they have an equal appreciation for others.
When they look at somebody, they don’t worry about getting rejected, or getting bored, or getting judged.
They look at everybody with a positive expectation. And because of this, they tend to bring out the best in others.
This, of course, creates a self-fulfilling loop.
The more they interact with others, they more they prove to themselves that life, most especially other people, is a fantastic adventure.
How can you develop this trait?
Like anything else, it’s a skill you can learn. In particularly, it’s the skill of holding the right mindset when looking out over a group of people.
Instead of wondering if you’ll get accepted or rejected or judged, purposely wonder what cool things you’ll find out about other people.
At first, you don’t need to interact with others. Just watch people, and purposely hold the question in your mind, “I wonder what treasure they have.”
When you purposely hold this frame in mind when being around others, you’ll be on your way.
Pretty soon YOU’LL be the one who walks in the place and turns everybody’s head.