how to be more interesting (in 10 simple steps)

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

some great tips for helping you get ahead in life! original article found in forbes and written by jessica hagy

1. Go exploring.
Explore ideas, places, and opinions. The inside of the echo chamber is where all the boring people hang out. 
 
2. Share what you discover.
And be generous when you do. Not everybody went exploring with you. Let them live vicariously through your adventures.
 
3. Do something. Anything.
Dance. Talk. Build. Network. Play. Help. Create. It doesn’t matter what you do, as long as you’re doing it. Sitting around and complaining is not an acceptable form of ‘something,’ in case you were wondering.
 
4. Embrace your innate weirdness.
No one is normal. Everyone has quirks and insights unique to themselves. Don’t hide these things—they are what make you interesting.

5. Have a cause.
If you don’t give a damn about anything, no one will give a damn about you.

6. Minimize the swagger.
Egos get in the way of ideas. If your arrogance is more obvious than your expertise, you are someone other people avoid.

7. Give it a shot.
Try it out. Play around with a new idea. Do something strange. If you never leave your comfort zone, you won’t grow.

8. Hop off the bandwagon.
If everyone else is doing it, you’re already late to the party. Do your own thing, and others will hop onto the spiffy wagon you built yourself. Besides, it’s more fun to drive than it is to get pulled around.

9. Grow a pair.
Bravery is needed to have contrary opinions and to take unexpected paths. If you’re not courageous, you’re going to be hanging around the water cooler, talking about the guy who actually is.

10. Ignore the scolds.
Boring is safe, and you will be told to behave yourself. The scolds could have, would have, should have. But they didn’t. And they resent you for your adventures.

8 comments:

Oliviaaa said...

minimize the swagger?! well i'm not too sure about that one... but i can be okay with the rest.

gina said...

love these. I could be a lot more interesting than I am...thanks for the ideas :).

Unknown said...

Awesome. Love all of these, especially the last one. Some people could really stand to live a little bit more :)

Unknown said...

love this - especially the finding a cause - its so important to find something you believe in and work toward it :)

Unknown said...

I love this! I'm saving it for myself!

Andrea said...

What a great post to keep motivated mid-week! These are all great.

Andrea said...

P.s. totally printed this out to post on my wall!

Anna said...

This is SO fantastic. Officially inspired. :)

 
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