005 - "Hey! I Didn't Know You... "

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12/1/08 - "Grabbing Attention"

It's easy coming up with a way to get someone to notice you right in the beginning. But let's say you suddenly become attracted to that person in your classroom or office that's been there practically forever but you two never communicated much. "How do I start in getting to know this person (and may be without making it obvious that I like him or her)?" The easiest way is to just dress nicely, which is easily done with some cash.

Sparking up a conversation with "I didn't know blah blah blah" is usually a good way to get that person respond. That person would think "wow, I feel good in that this person noticed this." But for a certain few, it may show that you are oblivious to what goes around you or that you are really ignorant. The way you may present "I didn't know" can either make the other party happy or just really creeped out. Just analyze what type of person he or she is before using this.

Staring and smiling is creepy, especially if you're a guy or they're not very interested. The best way to click is taking advantage in helping someone out in any kind of trouble or doing a favor no matter how small. "Hey, I might know a thing or two about that" or "you need some assistance?" Offering to clean their toilet isn't exactly the idea, unless they really want someone else to do it. My philosphy is that if you have knowledge and talent, use it to help others or they will be wasted. The reverse of asking for help works too, but if you're a well-known tech geek and asking someone who doesn't even know what a MySpace is for HTML help, it kind of gets awkward.

To sum it up, caring melts the ice of anything.

- Mike

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