Casual Friday’s took the world too far into the slovenly direction. So the pendulum began to swing back to more buttoned up, more polished ways of dress. Plus, pop culture characters like Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother and Jacob Palmer in Crazy Stupid Love demonstrated just how sexy a suit can be when worn properly. But many … Read More
Picking Up Your Career: Social Arts in the Workplace
The economy shattered Hollywood. Screenwriters exited their cubicles and set their laptops to hibernate indefinitely. Television shows halted production which left everyone out of work from the food caterers to the production assistants. After working three years at a top talent agency, I was laid off. I was lost, scared, and surprisingly excited. I was handed the job straight out … Read More
How to Make People Comfortable, Part 2
If you read our previous post on making people comfortable, you saw a lot of very simple ways that you can instantly make people — men, women, whoever — comfortable around you. Hopefully you tried them the next time you were socializing. That’s good. Even guys who’ve been around the block a few times can find little things that they’re … Read More
How to Make People Comfortable, Part 1
6 Ways to Increase Comfort and Acceptance in the People You Meet If you can’t make people comfortable to be around you, you’re not going to attract women and you’re not going to make friends. Making people comfortable in your presence is the first step toward the process of attraction, whether you’re talking to the most beautiful girl at the … Read More