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Body Language for SuccessConscious Entrepreneurs Choose Body Language for Success As Conscious Entrepreneurs understanding other people and communicating confidently and powerfully from an authentic and integral place is pivotal to business and relationship success.Within the first 5 minutes of meeting someone, we decide whether we like or dislike, can trust or mistrust them. I am sure you can think of a time when you felt drawn to someone as if you had known them for years or repelled by someone you have just met. Even if you didn't know exactly why, your gut instinct or intuition sent a clear message to you about the other person. We experience this mostly unconsciously as we pick up subtle messages communicated instinctively to us and by us via body language. We gain a perception or others and likewise they decipher us. Whether we are credible, if we have integrity and whether they feel confident and at ease to engage and do business with us is all determined through the messages we send them via our words, our tone of voice but mainly through our body language. Information about us is conveyed to other people via:-
7% by our Words Recent studies determined that sometimes it may even be as high as 80% Body Language. To ensure we make the best impression and build good rapport to maximise that first 5 minutes of meeting someone we need to become conscious of the underlying messages we are being sent so we are able to understand why we think and feel a certain way about another person. Recognising and managing our own body language will increase our confidence and inner connection in order to decipher others messages to enhance our relationship building skills and increase our ability to become a really great communicator. Communication is defined as 'The process of sending and receiving messages in which 2 or more people achieve understanding' Oxford Dictionary. The first part of that equation is YOU! Developing, changing and updating ourselves is the only true place we have complete power in life. Even if we believe we have an amazing ability to influence others (which a lot of people do possess) that influence is increased tenfold when we focus it on taking charge of ourselves. As we have 100% control over what we choose to do and who we choose to be in each moment. We may not always have control over what happens in our life but we always have control of the attitude we choose to take about it. Of course denying that we have this level of control over our lives is an option we can choose too! But which belief serves us best to gain the most from our life? So if we want to build better personal and business relationships,  take more control of our life and become a better communicator we can start by taking charge of our own body language. Here is a simple technique I teach to enable people to feel empowered and come across in a confident, positive manner to encourage others to feel at ease in our presence. I call this technique SOFTEN. S- SMILE O- OPEN POSTURE F- FORWARD LEAN T- TOUCH E- EYE CONTACT N- NOTICE SMILE with All your Face not just your mouth • Give a Genuine Warm Welcome to light up your face. OPEN your body Posture • Stand Tall •Head Up •Shoulders Back •Chest Out •Stomach In • Relax Breathing • Bend Knees • Move your Arms out approx 15cm from the side of your body to create space along your sides •Use your Hands more Confidently. FORWARD LEAN to show the other person you are Open to Engaging • Focus on something Positive About Them (if you do this on your own focus on something positive about yourself). TOUCH get In Touch with Yourself • Put your Hand on Stomach take a Deep Breath • Calm Your Mind • Centre Your Emotions • Bend Your Knees • Feel Your Feet on the floor and Ground Your Body. EYE CONTACT encourage Open Communication & Build Trust (be mindful this is not appropriate in all cultures) NOTICE how you are and Centre Yourself • Then notice the Other Persons Body Language & respond appropriately • Give a small Nod if appropriate to acknowledge them. So a simple technique to centre and ground yourself increasing your intuitive abilities to start your day powerfully and positively in charge of your body language. Utilising the SOFTEN technique will increase your ability to take charge of the message you send others, develop confident body language, thus increasing rapport building skills to empower Conscious Business practise and become an even greater communicator.  We hold the world in our hands when we learn to Communicate Effectively!For information on Mind/Body Analysis & Body Language for Success seminars contact www.thinksuccess.co.nz
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