What is their goal? In the rush of their fast-paced days, these leaders simply want others to know how much they care, to make their employees feel valued and appreciated.

Can one can accomplish the same connection without the pressure to remember names, but instead with the pleasure of sincere eye contact?

In First Impressions, What You Don't Know About How Others See You, authors Ann Demarais, Ph.D. and Valerie White, Ph.D. write the following about eye contact:

Eye contact is a clear indication of interest, especially in American culture. We normally look others in the eye most of the time we are talking to them. The rest of the time we may be looking at their mouths, other parts of their faces, or briefly away. If you know your own eye-contact pattern, you are in a position to control the messages you want to send. If you want to show interest, you can hold your gaze longer, even just a fraction of a second longer than normal. Most people are very aware of being looked at and will feel this small difference-getting the message that you like them or find them appealing.

I know from my years of teaching networking workshops that the main reason one forgets names is that they are distracted by what they are going to say to this person, thus focusing on themselves rather than the individual with whom they are speaking.

I've also learned that only 7% of what you communicate is in the form of 'words.' The remaining 93% is in body language which includes eye contact. According to Demarais and White, it only takes four seconds to make a first impression. In those four seconds do you think genuine eye contact would speak louder than stumbling to remember a name?

This week release your inner pressure to remember names. Focus instead on a deeper form of connection--look deeply into the artwork of each individual's eyes. It only takes a few seconds. See what new understanding this brings to you and to the recipient of your effort.

Enjoy your discoveries and have a grand week.

Ann

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~JM, Burns, OR

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