The One-Week Challenge

The fastest way to make charisma stick is to keep score. Track your micro-charisma moments for one week — jot down each smile, name, or real question you offer.

Aim for at least five a day. Counting them forces you to notice openings you used to walk past, and because each one is tiny and low-stakes, there is almost no risk in trying.

By day seven, they stop feeling like practice and start feeling like who you naturally are.