What you think, what makes someone a people magnet? Is it a strong academic background and confident personality or a powerful banking account? Does hair or a shiny skin can make someone a social guru?
Massive contemplation goes around the world on the issue of becoming popular among people. While there is no “one for all” sort of method that can guarantee success, there are nevertheless, several avenues and points to consider that eventually help in garnering fame and popularity. Lets us look at some of the important points in this regard.

1.    Explore Your Self:

You are a beautiful creation and unique in all respects. While you may have heard this time and again, applying this in principle will surely help in the quest of getting popular. There is always something that you can do better than everyone else or most others around you. The problem comes when we assign just a few tasks that can make us become popular. Not everyone can hit home runs in baseball or date the hottest cheer leader around. There are countless activities that can make you soar in the eyes of others. But for that to happen, the activity should interest you at all times. The world is full of examples where ordinary people attain extra-ordinary levels of popularity just by conducting certain tasks they are good at in an exemplary manner. The great Colonel Sanders could only make a lovely chicken recipe that he perfected in and today you have KFC that has become a household name. No one can tell you what you are good at. Yes, options might be given but at the end of the day the person in question has to take the decision regarding this issue. Another very important issue is time frame. Many of us regard attaining popularity as a task that has to be completed within a specific amount of time. That can never be case. This is a continuous process so don’t pressurize yourself and don’t destroy your peace and health to merely achieve this goal.
2.    Look Into The Bright Side Of Everyday Things:

When you are in the act of pursuing what you love, there are several trivial issues that might ruin the show. Petty issues and other stuff can be overcome by looking into the brighter aside of everyday things. This is a habit and habits can be cultivated. So you don’t have to feel sad that your mind hovers around with negative feelings as it is a common phenomenon. Take small steps in the direction of optimism and you will find that everyday issues will become easy for you. When you have found something within the realms of your interest it is imperative for you to take massive action in that direction. A great attitude will not only help you to become people magnet but it will also help your mind to look at each and every issue of your life in a very easy going manner.

3.    Getting Out Of The Comfort Zone:

There is no easy way out there. But once you are out of your comfort zone things really do get easy for you. A public speaker, for example, might have butterflies in stomach while making a speech for the first time in the audience, but once the words start to flow, everything suddenly looks easy and comfortable. Getting out of the comfort zone is indeed a difficult and challenging task for anyone who is shy by nature, but if you will read the biography of any popular person or a celebrity, you will find that at some point of their lives, how these people have managed to come out of their comfort zone and face the real world brave heartedly. It is also a good idea to read the autobiographies of the popular personalities like Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates and others. This will help you to overcome your shyness and to build constructive objectives in your life.

4.    Open Yourself To All Possibilities:

Once somebody commented “when the attitude is right facts don’t count” and pessimists laughed at him. However the laugh on this wonderful concept cannot change the truth. In most cases, there is nothing called fact. What you think as fact is nothing but somebody’s opinion which has been put across as a fact. Yes, and we believe in opinions because we consider them as facts. Remember that “you don’t know what you don’t know” and hence the world is full of endless possibilities that one might not even consider. There may be certain things that are deemed as not suitable or feasible and these might be the very activities that may have the potential to make you immensely popular. When heart is set on an issue facts really don’t count. So, it’s always better to think about all sorts of possibilities while solving any issue. This attitude will make you strong like a rock and will help you to take brave decisions in your life as well.

5.    Ego Management:

Popularity levels are something that has to be maintained in a continuous manner. At any stage there will be people hitting you with their ideas and there will be issues that might annoy you. Ego clashers may prevent you from getting advantage of the best opportunities out there and therefore minimizing the ego levels is something that you can always do every single day. While ego issues are something everyone has inside, it is best to keep them in minimum levels so as to avoid disturbance and unnecessary hassles in the quest towards soaring popularity levels. Getting over ego can bring some great friends in life that will eventually help in the main cause when you are looking to have something important and worthwhile in life. Popular characters have a great group that ultimately provides support in maintaining good public relations.

6.    God Has Blessed Us With Two Ears, So Use Them!

There is always plenty of good advice moving around, provided we have the ears for making sure that the points move inside the head. Always listen to double the amount that you speak. There will always be something that won’t be any use but when you start listening more and more, there are ample numbers of creative ideas that start flashing over. What is useless for someone else might be the best idea that you can ever have for getting into something creative that really takes pressure off your mind. When you start listening more there is suddenly an influx of ideas that you might have been missing for a long time.

7.    Don’t Do Something Only To Be Popular:

The work that interests you will naturally be something that attracts attention of people (once you attain mastery over the work). However, if the attitude is only to get popularity, then there is something fundamentally wrong in it. First of all you might end up becoming an irritant in the eyes of others. Make no mistake; nobody wants to around someone who is looking only to create some kind of instant fame. You might end up losing your own friend circle and in most cases the instant fame that comes along in this manner is always short lived. Getting respect from what you do is the first step for getting popularity that will last for a long time. When you let the act speak for itself the attraction received is more or less a permanent stuff rather than the attraction you can get from self publicity without substance.

8.    Trust Your Instincts:

All of us have an inner guidance system that we can trust so as to move ahead in life. Most of the famous personalities didn’t have a clue regarding the future outcome of their quests. But they trusted their instincts and that paid off. In any case it is better to trust your own gut feeling than repenting on doing something that others might have told you to do. No doubt, there is risk when you do something out of instinct. But isn’t this wonderful life worth taking risks. And what’s more, it helps in attaining self reliance and a wisdom that comes out of sheer experience. So learn from the mistakes of others, study the experiences faced by others and then allow your instincts to take over.

9.    Never Set Die Attitude:

Whatever is the goal that is being pursued, there will always be situations when nothing goes your way and quitting seems to be the best thing. While there is always room for experimentation, to pursue your goal there must be an attitude of persistence. This where you rise above others and start creating destiny. Remember Brad Pitt dressed as a chicken standing there on the streets for advertising? He could have quit on the acting career and gone back home but the persistence paid off. Similarly, whether the act is big or small cultivate a never set die attitude.

10.    Humor:

A cheerful and lively attitude can automatically attract attention of the people. Humor is something that is highly appreciated by people all over the world. Lots of psychologists believe that Humor is that significant attribute of a men’s personality that is highly appreciated by women all around the world. Being a humorous person does not mean that you have to act like a clown or have to tell stupid jokes to your friends, in fact your lively smile or a witty face pattern can make people laugh during tense situations. Remember, life is not something to be lived with a serious attitude. Rather than being serious being sincere in whatever you do, is the best way to move forward and create your own destiny. If you have heard about the “Law of attraction” and the book “The Secret” there is lot of talk about feeling good at all times for making sure that things move forward in propelling you towards your goal. Even without this philosophy, humor provides instant energy when the chips are down.