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In my opinion, one of the best things about being in the company of a Cool Broad is how she makes you feel. You never feel inadequate, she doesn’t bring you down, and you definitely don’t feel self-conscious when you’re around her. You DO feel like you’ve got a little extra pep in your step and you walk away looking forward to the next time you’ll see her.
For those of us who aspire to be a Cool Broad, the key is to figure out how to make others feel good about themselves - and how to do it with sincerity - because Cool Broads definitely aren’t fake. So what’s the secret?
It might only be that making others feel good about themselves is a natural byproduct of you feeling good about yourself…because when you feel good about yourself, you appreciate the BEST in other people.
In contrast, when you DON’T feel good about yourself, you end up projecting those negative feelings onto whoever is unfortunate enough to be within close range (for instance, focusing on someone’s alleged imperfections).
Then you’re just about as much fun as a pile of poop.
Here are a few ways to increase your Cool Broad factor:
1. Make eye contact with others and smile
2. Look on the bright side; be positive
3. Compliment or praise others for their attributes or successes
4. Find humor in life; laugh
5. Be confident (and if you’re not…fake it)
6. Show a genuine interest in those around you. Learn from them.
Be inspired by them.
7. Don’t take yourself too seriously
What are some of the ways YOU earn the title Cool Broad?
~tcb
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Monkeytoemomma // Jun 25, 2008 at 10:37 am
“Then you’re just about as much fun as a pile of poop.” I love it!
Honestly, I think working cosmetic retail has helped me learn to be a Cool Broad. I loved meeting new people and helping them. Customers genuinely trust you, so I tried my hardest to give them what they needed, and not just treat them like a sale.
I always try to smile, because it is contagious. I laugh. I listen. I’m honest, but not brutally. I always complement. If someone is irate, I kill them with kindness, because it’s more effective then yelling to make them feel like an ass. And I come off looking like the good guy.
2 Lori // Jun 25, 2008 at 6:50 pm
I don’t think I’m there yet - but I’m working on it
3 thatcoolbroad // Jun 25, 2008 at 9:24 pm
@mtm I think that being honest (but not brutally) is so key….and sometimes difficult to find that balance.
@lori Sometimes I think I’m there and then I go and get uncool. Maybe it’s something I’ll always have to work at?
4 veena // Jun 26, 2008 at 2:53 am
hi, I have been reading the articles on this site for the past month or so and enjoying every bit of it. I thought I was being uncool by not crediting you, so heres it , I think this site rocks.
Thank you, for your really cool insights into being a coolbroad.
5 Emily // Jun 27, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Well I got to play cool broad this week (like you said if you don’t feel it fake it) and I came away feeling ever cooler than when I started. I think being genuine is important as is emotional honesty but all of that comes from being open to new people and new things. There are lots of things that I do that aren’t cool but I feel like this week I really nailed it!
6 thatcoolbroad // Jun 27, 2008 at 5:51 pm
@Emily
Good for you! Sometimes I feel so far from cool it’s not even funny…but if you can shake it off and pretend for a little while…it DOES seem to get you moving in the right direction. And when I fake it, I really start feeling it, and when I’m feeling it, I start really believing it. And it’s all uphill from there! And it’s so much easier being “cool” to others when you feel good about yourself.
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