Thoughts to Build On

Here's what happens (and you can check this
in your mirror): As soon as you "feel" inwardly like
smiling and start expressing that pleasant feeling with a
humorous twinkle in your eyes, your entire facial expres-
sion changes-in a completely natural manner-without
any conscious effort on your part at alII
Your "smile lines" wrinkle automatically around
your eyes. Your eyes, themselves, brighten and become
more intense (and, incidentally, more interesting). Your
lips relax and the comers of your mouth turn upward.
Your cheeks lift, as does the entire expression of your face.
All this happens in a matter of seconds-and without any
self-conscious forcing on your part. You instantly have a
natural, pleasant, radiant, good-humored expression.
This usually is adequate, sufficient-and gen-
erally preferable for most occasions. However, if you feel
like it and if the situation is appropriate, just keep going
into a big, broad, friendly smile. But once you part your
lips and show your teeth, you've got to go all the way to a
big, broad smile. If you open your lips to smile and only
smile half-way, you'll have a self-conscious, simpering
smirk.
The safest and best rule is to sincerely inwardly
feel like smiling... then start by smiling with your eyes
... and let nature take it from there.
So, if you want to radiate personal magnetism
like movie and television stars, and like the big personality
successes in all walks of life:
( 1) Generate an INNER "GLOW"
(2) Radiate an OUTER "GLOW"
(3) SMILE with your EYES!