How to Smile.docx

1、How to SmileHow to Smile1.Enjoy the manybenefits of a smile. In order to want to smile, it really helps to know what benefits a smile can bring to your day. The following benefits are bound to make you lean towards sharing a smile with others most of the day:oSmiles improve your appearance. Charles

2、Gordy once quipped: A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks. All you need to do is think about how you feel about a person who is frowning and a person who is smiling who tends to be the better looking?oSmiles make things right again and say much more than words can. If youve goofed, said

3、 something less than complimentary, feel lost or alone, or feel down, a smile can set things right again. A smile lets other people know that youre prepared to be open to them, and that youre willingly agreeing to set things right where needed.oSmiles create trust and rapport. A smile is a great way

4、 of establishing mutual feelings of being on the same level as others, whether that is one-to-one or in front of a group giving a presentation. A smile says Im OK, youre OK, and were all going to enjoy one anothers company.oSmiles make you feel good. Even if youre feeling a little blue, insert happy

5、 thoughts into your mind and just add that smile. The smile will trick your mind into feeling better, as endorphins are released to reduce physical or emotional stress.23oSmiles make other people feel good. An open-mouthed smile is visible from further away than a frown, offering people reassurance

6、that youre friendly.4And it makes people feel better to see a smile, from afar or close up.oWrinkles are better when theyre smile lines rather than frown lines. Mark Twain said: Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been; viewed this way, smiles are an indication of your overall characte

7、r, which becomes more and more outwardly telling as you age!oSmiling is a good long-term predictor of happier life outcomes.5Smiling attracts health, happiness, friends, success, and a longer life.6oSee How toSmile for Better Health.oSee How toSmile to Be Happy.2.A smile lights up your faceBecome co

8、mfortable with smiling. If youre not used to smiling regularly, overcoming your nervousness or cynicism about smiling can take a little practice but like any habit, its easy to reform with time. Some things to keep in mind include:oA smile always looks good. Feeling nervous about the beauty or appea

9、rance of your smile is unnecessary. Trust that your smile makes you look great.oA smile is professional. Smiling at work or during other professional occasions is not going to make you seem unprofessional. Quite the opposite, a smile will humanize you and make you appear more approachable. People wi

10、ll appreciate your recognition of their worth and of a job well done when you smile.oA smile makes you real. If youre afraid of appearing vulnerable when you smile, accept that any form of vulnerability suggested by a smile is precisely what makes it such a powerful act. Youre opening yourself up to

11、 others and people will respond better to that than to a serious, unmoved demeanor. Moreover, a smile accompanied by anassertivepersonality will take care of any sense that people will use your smile to walk all over you!3.Make your smile genuine.Make your smile genuine. While it is perfectly possib

12、le to crack a smile when you feel terrible, angry, annoyed, or youre up to something nefarious, a genuine smile is much harder to fake; indeed, only around 10 percent of the population can manage that feat.7A genuine smile is detectable by others because it is accompanied by a general glow, smiling

13、eyes where the outer corners crinkle and the lower lid tightens, and a reassuring demeanor that helps the viewer to feel more at ease in your presence. A genuine smile comes from beinghappy, positive, and from drawing your feelings from the heart.oThink happy thoughts. The easiest way to a fantastic

14、, genuine smile is tobe happy. Think about someone you care about (perhaps the person standing in front of you as you smile), about something that you genuinely love to do, or think of a funny joke that you just find hilarious. Or think about the happiest moments in your life.oBe genuine. Draw on yo

15、ur heartfelt feelings, not just rationalizations. When youre confronted by a person or situation that makes you feel ambivalent and youre oscillating between giving the cold shoulder or smiling, err on the side of smiling find one single thing in your heart that is positive about the person or situa

16、tion before you, and use that to create your smile.oLove peopleand your life. Its much easier to produce friendly, easygoing, genuine smiles when you love what you do, when you love the people around you, and when you love humanity in general. Be grateful for all that you have and youll find smiles

17、come far more naturally.oBe playful. Intense times can make us too serious. See life as an adventure, be gentle on yourself and watch children at play. Being playful will bring a smile to your face much more easily.4.Smiles are contagious.Smile with your eyes.A wholehearted smile will naturally draw

18、 in the eyes. It is commonplace to hear a person say her eyes were smiling, or to say he didnt mean it; he was smiling but his eyes werent. The eyes are essential for a genuine, warm smile. Your eyes light up, twinkle, and reflect your happiness. While its hard to fake this unless youre really feeli

19、ng it, you can try this exercise:oTo get a feel for how to make your eyes smile, stand in front of amirrorand practice smiling, but concentrate only on your eyes. You may find it helpful to cover the lower part of your face with a piece of paper. Play around with it a bit, and youll find that you ca

20、n make your mouth smile when your eyes arent smiling, and you can also smile only with your eyes. When your eyes do smile, remember how it feels, which muscles are working and how. With practice, you may discover how to smile with your eyes at will by relying on your feelings and muscle memory.5.Pra

21、ctice your smile.Practice your smile. There is no harm in practicing your smile doing so will increase your smiling confidence, improve your sense of well-being,8and help you to learn which of your smiles are your best. Look at photos of yourself smiling, with a closed mouth, open mouth, and from di

22、fferent angles. Which smiles and poses make your face light up the most? Which smile displays your other features to their best possible advantage? Which smile comes across as the most natural, the most you?oFind that picture and focus on what your face is doing. Then practice in front of a mirror u

23、ntil you get it just right. Keep practicing, and pay attention to how that great smile feels, so that youll be able to replicate it without looking in a mirror. Soon it will become second nature, and youll likely find that youll lookmore photogenicin your next batch of pictures.oIf you want to impro

24、ve your smile, look at pictures of smiles you believe are beautiful. Also, remember that youre beautiful (inside and out); your smile is bound to look better if you feel good about yourself!oNote the difference between a smile and a grin. Grins bare a lot more teeth (think Cheshire Cat) and are not

25、necessarilyflatteringon all people, although for some people they can make you appear cute. If youre prone to grinning and its not doing your appearance any favors, try showing only your upper teeth when you smile. Showing your lower teeth can make it seem youre baring your teeth.oWhen showing teeth

26、, pressing the tongue behind the teeth will make small gaps look less noticeable.oPractice smiling at random strangers.9Make a choice that youll do this, make brief eye contact with a person, and smile. As you do so, think happy thoughts (it helps to choose someone attractive to begin with). Dont ch

27、oose a person with sunglasses; you need to see their eyes. Not everyone will smile back but note how you feel when they do!6.Maintain good mouth hygiene. One thing that can cause you to fear smiling is the worry that there is something stuck between your teeth, or that you have bad breath. Eliminate

28、 these hygiene sources of worry by taking active steps to keep your mouth fresh and clean. Brush your teeth regularly, carry floss with you wherever you go so that you can clean up after dining, and have breath freshener on you at all times (natural or commercial). In addition, see your dentist regu

29、larly for teeth check-ups and cleaning, as well as discussing options for teeth straightening, etc., if this is a concern for you. When you smile people will inevitably look at your mouth, so following these considerations will help you make a better impression, and, more importantly, a healthy mout

30、h will make you feel more confident about smiling.oVisit the dentist for a polishing or whitening. If your teeth are stained, consider your lifestyle habits that bring this about and try to minimize the impacts of such habits as smoking or drinking too much red wine, etc.oKeep your lips in great sha

31、pe to preventchapping.oDeal with bad breath. If its surface, cleaning and fresheners should be adequate. If these do not work, it may be a sign of an underlying health problem, so see your doctor for advice.7.Expect smiling to be difficult in some situations.Expect smiling to be difficult in some si

32、tuations. Smiling on demand can be difficult, whether its for a photo or for the sake of keeping mom happy when the relatives you cant stand visit. This is because you are feeling self-conscious or you lack a genuine reason for smiling. In these sorts of cases, smiling needs to come from your memory of good smiles along with a little self-kidding or jokes in the head.oFor a photo, smile 20 percent more than you think you should.10oSmile wide and show the top row of teeth.Return to the e