How do you get everyone to like you?
Easy. Like everyone else.
I know that sounds simplistic. The truth is it still isn’t a guarantee that everyone will like you. But if you genuinely liked people, as a rule, you will find yourself more likable.
This is sometimes easier said than done. It is no accident that the people who seem the most “likeable” are also the same people who seem to enjoy people.
So what are the keys to liking people?
Pray.
Please don’t read this trivially. I really mean it.
When I started asking God to help me to like others more, it was literally life changing. I now make it a part of my daily practice to ask God to give me a heart that likes others.
We probably have all asked God to help us love better. Try asking him to help you like better and see the difference.
Listen.
I have found that if I don’t like someone, simply listening to more of their story sometimes changes your view.
Very quickly, I found that by listening to someone’s story, I would understand more about them, and in turn, like them more.
Talk.
Find mutual friends of the person you may not like and talk with them about the person.
Now, be careful here. This is not to be used as a way to gossip or take a shot at the person you don’t like. You don’t ask, “So seriously, what is it that you see in so-and-so?”
Instead, craft it in such a way that you can hear someone that you like tell you what they like about this person. “You are friends with so and so, right? I really don’t know him; what is he like?”
These are just three ways you can start liking people, and in turn, can become more likeable.
What are some other tips you would give on how to start liking people?