How to Smile.docx

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HowtoSmile

HowtoSmile

1.Enjoythemany benefitsofasmile.Inordertowanttosmile,itreallyhelpstoknowwhatbenefitsasmilecanbringtoyourday.Thefollowingbenefitsareboundtomakeyouleantowardssharingasmilewithothersmostoftheday:

oSmilesimproveyourappearance.CharlesGordyoncequipped:

"Asmileisaninexpensivewaytochangeyourlooks".Allyouneedtodoisthinkabouthowyoufeelaboutapersonwhoisfrowningandapersonwhoissmiling–whotendstobethebetterlooking?

oSmilesmakethingsrightagainandsaymuchmorethanwordscan.Ifyou'vegoofed,saidsomethinglessthancomplimentary,feellostoralone,orfeeldown,asmilecansetthingsrightagain.Asmileletsotherpeopleknowthatyou'repreparedtobeopentothem,andthatyou'rewillinglyagreeingtosetthingsrightwhereneeded.

oSmilescreatetrustandrapport.Asmileisagreatwayofestablishingmutualfeelingsofbeingonthesamelevelasothers,whetherthatisone-to-oneorinfrontofagroupgivingapresentation.Asmilesays"I'mOK,you'reOK,andwe'reallgoingtoenjoyoneanother'scompany".

oSmilesmakeyoufeelgood.Evenifyou'refeelingalittleblue,inserthappythoughtsintoyourmindandjustaddthatsmile.Thesmilewilltrickyourmindintofeelingbetter,asendorphinsarereleasedtoreducephysicaloremotionalstress.[2][3]

oSmilesmakeotherpeoplefeelgood.Anopen-mouthedsmileisvisiblefromfurtherawaythanafrown,offeringpeoplereassurancethatyou'refriendly.[4] Anditmakespeoplefeelbettertoseeasmile,fromafarorcloseup.

oWrinklesarebetterwhenthey'resmilelinesratherthanfrownlines.MarkTwainsaid:

"Wrinklesshouldmerelyindicatewheresmileshavebeen";viewedthisway,smilesareanindicationofyouroverallcharacter,whichbecomesmoreandmoreoutwardlytellingasyouage!

oSmilingisagoodlong-termpredictorofhappierlifeoutcomes.[5] Smilingattractshealth,happiness,friends,success,andalongerlife.[6]

oSeeHowto SmileforBetterHealth.

oSeeHowto SmiletoBeHappy.

2.

 Asmilelightsupyourface

Becomecomfortablewithsmiling.Ifyou'renotusedtosmilingregularly,overcomingyournervousnessorcynicismaboutsmilingcantakealittlepracticebutlikeanyhabit,it'seasytoreformwithtime.Somethingstokeepinmindinclude:

oAsmilealwayslooksgood.Feelingnervousaboutthebeautyorappearanceofyoursmileisunnecessary.Trustthatyoursmilemakesyoulookgreat.

oAsmileisprofessional.Smilingatworkorduringotherprofessionaloccasionsisnotgoingtomakeyouseemunprofessional.Quitetheopposite,asmilewillhumanizeyouandmakeyouappearmoreapproachable.Peoplewillappreciateyourrecognitionoftheirworthandofajobwelldonewhenyousmile.

oAsmilemakesyoureal.Ifyou'reafraidofappearingvulnerablewhenyousmile,acceptthatanyformofvulnerabilitysuggestedbyasmileispreciselywhatmakesitsuchapowerfulact.You'reopeningyourselfuptoothersandpeoplewillrespondbettertothatthantoaserious,unmoveddemeanor.Moreover,asmileaccompaniedbyan assertive personalitywilltakecareofanysensethatpeoplewilluseyoursmiletowalkalloveryou!

3.

 Makeyoursmilegenuine.

Makeyoursmilegenuine.Whileitisperfectlypossibletocrackasmilewhenyoufeelterrible,angry,annoyed,oryou'reuptosomethingnefarious,agenuinesmileismuchhardertofake;indeed,onlyaround10percentofthepopulationcanmanagethatfeat.[7] Agenuinesmileisdetectablebyothersbecauseitisaccompaniedbyageneralglow,smilingeyeswheretheoutercornerscrinkleandthelowerlidtightens,andareassuringdemeanorthathelpstheviewertofeelmoreateaseinyourpresence.Agenuinesmilecomesfrombeing happy,positive,andfromdrawingyourfeelingsfromtheheart.

oThinkhappythoughts.Theeasiestwaytoafantastic,genuinesmileisto behappy.Thinkaboutsomeoneyoucareabout（perhapsthepersonstandinginfrontofyouasyousmile）,aboutsomethingthatyougenuinelylovetodo,orthinkofafunnyjokethatyoujustfindhilarious.Orthinkaboutthehappiestmomentsinyourlife.

oBegenuine.Drawonyourheartfeltfeelings,notjustrationalizations.Whenyou'reconfrontedbyapersonorsituationthatmakesyoufeelambivalentandyou'reoscillatingbetweengivingthecoldshoulderorsmiling,erronthesideofsmiling–findonesinglethinginyourheartthatispositiveaboutthepersonorsituationbeforeyou,andusethattocreateyoursmile.

oLovepeople andyourlife.It'smucheasiertoproducefriendly,easygoing,genuinesmileswhenyoulovewhatyoudo,whenyoulovethepeoplearoundyou,andwhenyoulovehumanityingeneral.Begratefulforallthatyouhaveandyou'llfindsmilescomefarmorenaturally.

oBeplayful.Intensetimescanmakeustooserious.Seelifeasanadventure,begentleonyourselfandwatchchildrenatplay.Beingplayfulwillbringasmiletoyourfacemuchmoreeasily.

4.

 Smilesarecontagious.

Smilewithyoureyes. Awholeheartedsmilewillnaturallydrawintheeyes.Itiscommonplacetohearapersonsay"hereyesweresmiling",ortosay"hedidn'tmeanit;hewassmilingbuthiseyesweren't".Theeyesareessentialforagenuine,warmsmile.Youreyeslightup,twinkle,andreflectyourhappiness.Whileit'shardtofakethisunlessyou'rereallyfeelingit,youcantrythisexercise:

oTogetafeelforhowtomakeyoureyessmile,standinfrontofa mirror andpracticesmiling,butconcentrateonlyonyoureyes.Youmayfindithelpfultocoverthelowerpartofyourfacewithapieceofpaper.Playaroundwithitabit,andyou'llfindthatyoucanmakeyourmouthsmilewhenyoureyesaren'tsmiling,andyoucanalsosmileonlywithyoureyes.Whenyoureyesdosmile,rememberhowitfeels,whichmusclesareworkingandhow.Withpractice,youmaydiscoverhowtosmilewithyoureyesatwillbyrelyingonyourfeelingsandmusclememory.

5.

 Practiceyoursmile.

Practiceyoursmile.Thereisnoharminpracticingyoursmile–doingsowillincreaseyoursmilingconfidence,improveyoursenseofwell-being,[8] andhelpyoutolearnwhichofyoursmilesareyourbest.Lookatphotosofyourselfsmiling,withaclosedmouth,openmouth,andfromdifferentangles.Whichsmilesandposesmakeyourfacelightupthemost?

Whichsmiledisplaysyourotherfeaturestotheirbestpossibleadvantage?

Whichsmilecomesacrossasthemostnatural,themost"you"?

oFindthatpictureandfocusonwhatyourfaceisdoing.Thenpracticeinfrontofamirroruntilyougetitjustright.Keeppracticing,andpayattentiontohowthatgreatsmilefeels,sothatyou'llbeabletoreplicateitwithoutlookinginamirror.Soonitwillbecomesecondnature,andyou'lllikelyfindthatyou'lllook morephotogenic inyournextbatchofpictures.

oIfyouwanttoimproveyoursmile,lookatpicturesofsmilesyoubelievearebeautiful.Also,rememberthatyou'rebeautiful（insideandout）;yoursmileisboundtolookbetterifyoufeelgoodaboutyourself!

oNotethedifferencebetweenasmileandagrin.Grinsbarealotmoreteeth（thinkCheshireCat）andarenotnecessarily flattering onallpeople,althoughforsomepeopletheycanmakeyouappearcute.Ifyou'repronetogrinningandit'snotdoingyourappearanceanyfavors,tryshowingonlyyourupperteethwhenyousmile.Showingyourlowerteethcanmakeitseemyou'rebaringyourteeth.

oWhenshowingteeth,pressingthetonguebehindtheteethwillmakesmallgapslooklessnoticeable.

oPracticesmilingatrandomstrangers.[9] Makeachoicethatyou'lldothis,makebriefeyecontactwithaperson,andsmile.Asyoudoso,thinkhappythoughts（ithelpstochoosesomeoneattractivetobeginwith）.Don'tchooseapersonwithsunglasses;youneedtoseetheireyes.Noteveryonewillsmilebackbutnotehowyoufeelwhentheydo!

6.

Maintaingoodmouthhygiene.Onethingthatcancauseyoutofearsmilingistheworrythatthereissomethingstuckbetweenyourteeth,orthatyouhavebadbreath.Eliminatethesehygienesourcesofworrybytakingactivestepstokeepyourmouthfreshandclean.Brushyourteethregularly,carryflosswithyouwhereveryougosothatyoucancleanupafterdining,andhavebreathfresheneronyouatalltimes（naturalorcommercial）.Inaddition,seeyourdentistregularlyforteethcheck-upsandcleaning,aswellasdiscussingoptionsforteethstraightening,etc.,ifthisisaconcernforyou.Whenyousmilepeoplewillinevitablylookatyourmouth,sofollowingtheseconsiderationswillhelpyoumakeabetterimpression,and,moreimportantly,ahealthymouthwillmakeyoufeelmoreconfidentaboutsmiling.

oVisitthedentistforapolishingorwhitening.Ifyourteetharestained,consideryourlifestylehabitsthatbringthisaboutandtrytominimizetheimpactsofsuchhabitsassmokingordrinkingtoomuchredwine,etc.

oKeepyourlipsingreatshapetoprevent chapping.

oDealwithbadbreath.Ifit'ssurface,cleaningandfreshenersshouldbeadequate.Ifthesedonotwork,itmaybeasignofanunderlyinghealthproblem,soseeyourdoctorforadvice.

7.

 Expectsmilingtobedifficultinsomesituations.

Expectsmilingtobedifficultinsomesituations.Smilingondemandcanbedifficult,whetherit'sforaphotoorforthesakeofkeepingmomhappywhentherelativesyoucan'tstandvisit.Thisisbecauseyouarefeelingself-consciousoryoulackagenuinereasonforsmiling.Inthesesortsofcases,smilingneedstocomefromyourmemoryofgoodsmilesalongwithalittleself-kiddingorjokesinthehead.

oForaphoto,smile20percentmorethanyouthinkyoushould.[10]

oSmilewideandshowthetoprowofteeth.

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