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Here are 10 ways to develop a strong personality.

  1. Be yourself: People can sense when you are being fake. Life isn’t high-school. Learn to be comfortable in your own skin.
  2. Be encouraging: Genuinely help and encourage people to do better. You will feel good doing it. And people will like you more.
  3. Become interesting: Boring personality just means you are bored. Bring intrigue in your life. Do something new, every day.
  4. Don’t gossip: Quality people don’t gossip. They don’t need to put other people down to feel good about themselves.
  5. Good listener: Don’t think of what to say; rather listen. You will intuitively know what to say if you listen carefully.
  6. Ask questions: Question that begins with “why” works best. Let people discover themselves when talking to you.
  7. Stand-up: Have the guts to stand up for yourself when someone isn't treating you right. It’s a hard skill to earn but worth it.
  8. Check insecurities: It’s uncomfortable to be around people who beat themselves up. Learn to get over your insecurities. Change them or accept them.
  9. Don’t complain: Don’t bawl about how this sucks and that isn’t fair. This won’t get you anywhere in life. And quality people won’t like to be around you.
  10. Be humble: Nobody likes an all-time show-off. Yes, you are good enough but you don’t need to shove it in people’s faces.
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