By Alison Greiner

Do you know what your body is saying? Take the body language quiz to find out if you and your body are speaking the same language.

1. When you first meet someone how long do you have to make a first impression?

a) 30 seconds
b) 10 to 20 seconds
c) 2 to 3 minutes

2. What percentage of the people you meet think differently than you?

a) 99%
b) 25%
c) 75%

3. What percentage of our opinion of other people comes from their nonverbal communication?

a) 95%
b) 50%
c) 67%

4. Is the following statement true or false?

When talking to someone and their jacket is zipped up, the message they are relaying is that they are dishonest.

5. When you are having a conversation with someone and they are tilting backwards, away from you, what do you think it means?

a) You have bad breath
b) They are reserved or are rejecting you
c) They are excited about the conversation and eager to talk more

6. Which of the following is a sign that someone is lying to you?

a) Darting eyes
b) Shifting from one foot to the other
c) Tugging at the ear
d) All of the above

7. Which color makes you feel and look confident and in control, boosts your energy and asserts your authority, but can also be intimidating?

a) Green
b) Blue
c) Purple
d) Red
e) Black

8. When someone is excited:

a) they play with their hair a lot.
b) their pupils dilate.
c) they go to the washroom.

9. When a women is flirting what part of her body does she expose?

a) Wrists
b) Knees
c) Ankles

10. How far should you stand from someone in a casual or personal situation?

a) 1.5 to 4 feet
b) 4 to 10 feet
c) 10 feet and beyond
d) 0 to 18 inches

So how did you do? Is your body language working for you or against you? Are you picking up on others’ body language or have you been in the dark all this time? Some psychologists claim the impact you make on others depends on three things:

• What you say (7%)
• How you say it (38%)
• Your body language (55%)

Learning and understanding your own body language, as well as the language of others, will help you in just about any situation—a job interview, a romantic date, meeting the parents, a business meeting and many other situations. As you are building relationships, which is the eighth Truestar Daily Success Habit, be aware of what your body is saying and what is being said to you. As you score yourself each day on Relationship Building in the Truestar Daily Life Improvement Checklist, account for your body language and that of others. Everyone has intuition and our subconscious will alert us when body language and words aren’t in sync. Be sincere in your ways and your body language and words will work together to build happy, healthy relationships.

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