Project Management, initiative, leadership

I got asked recently for secrets for being liked/appreciated by people/colleagues, and how to reach a high level of confidence. That's a tough question to answer, and didn't know what to say: just be yourself, talk to people etc., so really non-relevant stuff. And it stayed like this, until I've read through some pages of this book:  Louder than words . And I then realized that there are several things that can make you look confident, make yourself liked and appreciated by the others, more than anything else. Here they are (and don't take them as truth until you verify them yourself): - have a positive state of mind - take care of what your attitude says to the others - smile - really smile when you meet someone, to show how you feel about them - be genuinely interested in what the other has to tell you, and show it! - posture and stance tell a whole lot about your confidence levels - your movements contribute as well to say the right message (if they need a