Likability isn’t reserved for those who are outgoing, social or good looking.
“Being likable is under your control, it’s a matter of emotion intelligence,” writes author Travis Bradberry in an Entrepreneur article. I’ve written on emotional intelligence, or EQ, in the past. EQ is controlling your emotions and understanding others’.
It is a person’s EQ that makes them so likeable. Bradberry lists 13 behaviors that emotionally intelligent people do that lead to their likability. Here are a few that stood out for me:
- They ask questions. When you ask questions, you let the person who is talking know you are listening. Everyone likes a good listener.
