People often want to know how to win people over so that they like them. The important thing is not how to present yourself to get people to like you, it is more a question of how to present yourself, period. By worrying about making people like you, you are, by that very fact, making people not like you. You have often seen someone who tries very hard to be popular, and then cannot understand why they are not popular. The problem is that people have an innate ability to spot a fake, and a person who is a fake is a person who is not liked, no matter how hard they try to win people over.
So you now know that you only want to present yourself in a true manner, and by doing that people will like you at least for being yourself. People who try to be liked come across as desperate, and desperation is another unsavory quality that people can easily spot. If a puppy tries hard to be liked, it is cute. If a person tries hard to be liked, it is unseemly. Suppose you do not consider yourself likeable, and that by being yourself, you will actually make people dislike you. Take a look at some irritating habits people have, and see if any of these traits belong to you. If they do, maybe you do need to change some aspect as to how you present yourself.
Bad Breath
When you know a person has bad breath and you see that person approaching, the first thing you do is recoil. If you are not sure if you have bad breath, and do not want to ask somebody, stick your tongue out at a mirror. If it is caked with blue or white paste, you probably have bad breath. A clean tongue is needed to avoid bad breath, so brush it like you would your teeth, until it is pink again. Stress gives people a dry mouth, and a dry mouth is another cause of bad breath. Do not be afraid to get into the habit of carrying gum around and chewing a piece from time to time. Also, when speaking to people, do not stand too close to them.
Bad Jokes
One thing that annoys people is if they always have to force a laugh to be polite. If you are not naturally funny, do not try to make people laugh. Not having a big sense of humor is okay. Serious people are appreciated, and are considered to be thoughtful. Lame, self-conscious jokes annoy people. Saying things like, Careful, I just printed it, when handing someone a large bill is a lame, self-conscious joke. When you buy junk food and say, Breakfast of champions, that is old and worn out, and it is going to make people wish they were not dealing with you.
Bad Manners
No matter how hard you want to be liked, it won’t matter if your manners are poor. Manners are a matter of commons sense, so use your common sense. Also, being polite and thoughtful are traits that most popular people have. Holding the door for people, picking something up for somebody who dropped it, all of those actions tell people that you are someone deserving of respect. Be a polite person with clean grooming habits, and be a genuine person, and not a fake. Your strong traits will overshadow your perceived weaknesses, and you will not have to try and make people like you, because they already will.