Becoming a classy woman is a process. A very thoroughly process that takes a lot of time, dedication, and practice.
Step 1. Take lessons from the runway.
Step 2. Start walking with your back straight.
Step 3. Hold your chin high.
Step 4. Look focused.
Step 5. Take long strides and walk slowly.
Step 6. Don’t rush anything.
Step 7. Be patient in all your movements so they flow.
Step 8. Attain confidence. Genuine confidence in yourself.
Step 9. Talk slow, take long pauses, and put emphasis on certain words.
Step 10. Smile.
Step 11. Learn how to sit elegantly, or table etiquette.
Step 12. Have a sense of maturity.
Step 13. Be highly educated and understand a diverse set of topics, ranging from art to philosophy.
Step 14. Be sincere, genuinely interested, yet never rude.
Step 15. Look and act as if you don’t have a worry in the world.
Then look the part.
Charisma is identified with a sixth sense, intuition. If you are able to master these steps, then people will know you are a classy woman of power, without having to explicitly state it or perform egotistical acts.
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Originally posted on Quora.
Leonard Kim consults startups and writes books like The Etiquette of Social Media: How to Connect and Respond to Others in the World of Social Media