Start
new habits
If you always texted your friends in high school to see what
they were doing because they lived far away, now you can initiate
face-to-face. Knock on a dorm room door or catch people at the student
union and invite them to do something with you. You be the one that says, “Hey
you want to go get a coffee after class, hang together to study tonight or meet
at the cafeteria for dinner?” If you use to study in your room with the door
closed try studying in the college library or outside. If you watched a lot of
TV downloads of videos before, don’t bring your TV with you or spend hours
watching Hulu or Netflix when you get to campus. People make lifelong friends
in their first week of college. Put yourself out there to meet as many
people as possible as soon as you step on campus.
Patti Wood, MA, Certified Speaking Professional - The Body Language Expert. For more body language insights go to her website at www.PattiWood.net. Check out Patti's website for her new book "SNAP, Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language and Charisma" at www.snapfirstimpressions.com. Also check out Patti's YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/bodylanguageexpert.
