How can mindfulness help you make a great first impression?

You can only bring value if you are listening. Being mindful improves listening.

Mindfulness helps you be more aware of your own reactions. It is a way to start practicing being more present, resulting in better focus, attention, listening, and interaction with others. It helps you control the negative reactions that you might reflect on others, e.g., anger, fear... All this contributes to a better first impression and also interactions with others.

By being present, attentive, authentic, and positive, individuals can create a positive impact during initial interactions. Mindfulness also helps reduce stress, which can lead to clearer thinking and better decision-making, ultimately contributing to improved performance outcomes

Mindfulness is about not needing to make an impression. It's about being authentically yourself. Just be yourself, you are infinitely more impressive than the fake you who needs to make an impression.

When you approach someone with a mindful presence, you're engaging with them from a place of authenticity. You're listening, truly listening, not just waiting for your turn to speak. This genuine attentiveness makes the other person feel seen, heard, and valued. And isn't that just a beautiful way to connect? By being fully present, you can respond more thoughtfully and express yourself more clearly, showcasing your true self. Moreover, mindfulness encourages you to let go of preconceived notions and judgments, allowing you to meet others with an open heart and mind. This openness invites a deeper level of engagement and connection, setting the stage for a meaningful and memorable exchange.

Mindfulness helps you cultivate undivided attention and the ability to listen actively. Indubitably, these two traits are cornerstone of effective communication. Aside, these traits (in you) won’t go unnoticed — thereby giving you a chance to make a good first impression.

When I began my career in Commercial Real Estate recruiting it would be difficult to deliver bad news to a candidate regarding their fit for a specific role. However, I have learned that it is about how you deliver the message. This means being honest about the situation but at the same time provide authentic, helpful career advice regarding what types of roles could be a fit as well as providing advice on career trajectory. I have had candidates who I could not assist stay in touch and refer those that were fits for various roles I was working on. It is always a good gesture to help another person. It comes back to you.

Mindfulness can help you make a great first impression because you are going to be totally present with the other person and they will sense it. They will feel the energy of it. Especially as you will be totally listening to them rather than just trying to get your words out.

In addition to the power of true presence, a consistent practice of mindfulness leads to crystal clear thoughts - this allows you to be more involved in the conversation and understand more of what’s being conveyed in a non-verbal manner. Remember - only 7% of communication is based on the words we say. 38% is “how” we say what we say (tone, volume and cadence) and 55% is body language. You can really begin to read between the lines when you stay mindful and aware.

Mindfulness can make a great first impression in 3 main ways: 1. It regulates social anxiety so it is easier to express your thoughts and points clearly. 2. It keeps you present in the moment with the person you are communicating with enhancing rapport. 3. It increases your capacity to have challenging conversations without being defensive by encouraging compassion and personal accountability.

What is definitely helpful is to stop for 5 minutes before entering a room where you are about to meet new people, and to visualise how you want them to see you. By playing this image in your head, you basically prep yourself to the first get-to-know. A second very important part is the full attention on the person you are meeting. We all immediately feel it if someone is genuinely interested in us, has their full focus and attention on what we are saying, or if someone is absent in their mind. And if you are absent, because of some reason, feel confident to tell the other person this: “I am so sorry, but I noticed that my thoughts drift away due to xyz… would you mind if we meet another time, as I want to have my full attention on you.”

I’m be of the 7 attitudes of mindfulness is acceptance. Acceptance doesn’t mean you have to like it or agree with it but instead accepting and seeing it for what it is and navigating accordingly. Thus encouraging flexibility and adaptability in all situations; enhancing your ability to make a great first impression!

One way we can practice being adaptable and thus more mindful, is by driving a different route to work, school, or home. This keeps us hyper aware of our environment and trains us to be out of autopilot mode.

Flexibility is key when developing our mindfulness skills. Focusing rigidly and clinging to the idea of "clearing our minds of thoughts" paradoxically leads to frustration and discomfort. Becoming observers of our own experience is a good first step to detach ourselves.

Mindfulness is the only platform that facilitates one to be adaptable and flexible in one’s approach. Mindfulness certainly erases rigidity and values accommodation of others as well to create healthy consensus . Mindfulness helps one to identify one’s own perception and amend self and if applicable others by healthy and alert exchanges. The mindful alone can check the extraneous variable that distorts results by impressing logic and mindful interpretations.

Always be positive in your life and your thoughts, till the right moment will come to you you have to work smart Motard and wait for the results.

Mindfulness naturally embraces positivity and it is but essential to read with full attention the direction oneor the other adopts. Optimism is life and mindfulness decides this well, because past is over and mindfulness reads this crystal clear. Exchanges underlined with mindfulness cannot avoid the optimism and positivity that is but mandatory for living exchanges.

Wir können nur hohe Energien weitergeben, wenn wir selbst in einer hohen Energie sind. Positive Gedanken sind wie eine Fabrik für gute Energien. Wenn Du nun in einem Gespräch / Meeting in einer niederen / negativen Energie bist, dann kann auch nur das bei Deinem Gegenüber ankommen. Du kennst das sicherlich auch, dass Du Dich in manchen Gesprächen unwohl fühlst, weil Dein Gegenüber so eine komische Ausstrahlung hat. Auch wenn wir das nich greifen können, so sind wir doch immer Sender und Empfänger. Also stell Dir die Frage, was soll Dein Gegenüber von Dir empfangen?

I agree but you also don’t want to get into the toxic positivity zone. I always appreciate someone being courageously vulnerable in sharing their reality. This doesn’t mean divulging all your personal strife but you can share realistically what may be happening on a professional level and share your hope for how a situation may evolve. Hope is the real antidote to negativity (according to science) and sharing your hope or vision in the face of adversity will make a more meaningful first impression (with the people who you want in your corner).

Embracing curiosity really brings out a more positive, optimistic attitude, which decreases your own anxiety and can put the other person at ease as well. Being curious and responding in the moment generates authenticity and sets the stage for a more positive interaction and impression.

I find that learning to slow down, in terms of our demeanour and speech, and being more thoughtful with our output generally helps to capture people’s attention in a positive way. In an age where everything moves fast and everyone talks and reacts fast, being “slow” this way is refreshing and even impressive. In my experience, when I slow down, people don’t actually get impatient or bored with me. Instead, they feel inspired and slow down a little themselves. They tell me how calm my demeanour makes them feel and how they should interact with me more often.

Mindfulness allows us to pause, reflect, and respond thoughtfully, ensuring that our actions align with our values and intentions. By practicing mindfulness, we can cultivate deeper empathy, enhance our communication skills, and build stronger relationships based on respect and understanding. This mindful approach not only enhances our personal interactions but also contributes to a more harmonious and compassionate world.

Learning to listen….listen with empathy and show interest in having a genuine conversation that demonstrates that you care and is interested in the person’s feelings. Our words and body language has to be intentional.

Mindfulness makes you choose a more intentional approach towards everything. You are no longer on auto mode. You become more responsive rather than reactive. Which means that you are aware of the impact your choices, behaviour, actions and words can create.

One way we can practice mindfulness is by doing simple tasks like brushing our teeth. When doing this, be hypertensive to the sensation of the brush on your teeth, the flavor of your toothpaste, the sound of you brushing or the sound of the toothpaste dissolving. Becoming hyper aware helps us train our brain with self-control.

I met with a CEO of a company who desperately needed my help but couldn't afford to bring me onto his team. I knew right away I wasn't going to benefit from this meeting but decided to add value to him anyway and shared some ideas that he could act on right away without any expectation of anything in return from him. He was grateful and when things started to really move for him, I was his first call to invite me to work on a business opportunity together. He said he remembered how selfless I was with my time and how my ideas helped him, and he thought I was the type of professional he wanted to do business with...just took time for him to circle back to me. Be patient and add value wherever you can. This is mindfulness.

Intention involves a thoughtful action to engage positively with another as well as having an awareness of yourself. The practice of mindfulness involves intention in being fully present in the moment. By practicing mindfulness routinely, you will be able to engage in an intentional manner with other people. One of the best practices for positive mental health and relationships is to set a daily intention related to your interactions that day.

Wer eine solide Achtsamkeitspraxis vorzuweisen und die eigene Persönlichkeit integriert hat, der wird mit der Zeit ganz natürlich eine innere Ruhe und ein Leuchten ausstrahlen, was Mitmenschen als angenehm empfinden. Dies geht über kurzfristige Tools oder einzelne Aspekte hinaus und benötigt einiges an Übung und Zeit, aber es lohnt sich sehr – besonders für den Menschen, der sich schließlich auch wohler mit sich selbst fühlt.

As an introvert, I had been afraid of networking for a long time. Eventually, I got over this when I realized that lots of other people struggle with networking too. I shifted my focus from myself to trying to help other people at the event feel more at ease. In other words, I considered the common humanity in the situation and worked to be compassionate to others. This approach really helps me stay open and remain authentic to myself and my values as I meet new people. It feels so much better than walking into a room trying to impress other people.

When you enter a gathering or a meeting, Anxiety can cloud your presence. Mindfulness techniques like mindful breathing anchor you in the moment, reducing stress and projecting a calm, confident demeanor that attracts others. Also, it helps in maintaining a mindful body language because Mindfulness brings awareness to your posture, expressions, and eye contact. Projecting confidence and warmth through mindful body language speaks volumes.