Problem: Article: When you are confident, it draws other people to you and also makes you feel better about yourself. When you are moving down the hallways, walk with your back straight and your shoulders back. Don’t be afraid to make eye contact with people! Don’t look down at the ground as you walk. When you speak, try to talk loudly enough that people can hear you, and enunciate your words so you don’t mumble.  You can still walk and talk with confidence even if you feel nervous and unsure of yourself—chances are people won’t notice you’re nervous and you will still appear confident. It may sound silly, but try practicing walking and talking when you’re at home. Try narrating what you are doing when you’re in your bedroom to practice speaking clearly and at the right volume. rather than a follower. Try your best in your classes, and make an effort to share your ideas with others. Encourage others to do their best and offer to help others when you can. By establishing yourself as a leader, others will be drawn to you and will be interested in spending time with you. Part of being a leader is being open-minded and letting other people have turns, whether you’re in class, practice, or even just hanging out. Try to be patient with others and to not rush to be first. You may be tempted to put down peers who are different from you, but doing so only makes you look small. Be an example and respond to other people when they speak to you. Say “thank you” when someone helps you, and sincerely compliment others when they succeed.  If you are working in a group with other students, show respect by being on time and doing the work you’re supposed to do. Show respect for your teachers and coaches, too. Sometimes people think it’s cool to disrespect people in authority, but it’s to your benefit to be respectful of others. often and try to be positive. Have an open demeanor and try to look for the good in things. Being negative or complaining are quick ways to turn others off from being around you. If something doesn’t go your way, use it as a learning experience rather than getting down on yourself. If you are self-conscious about your smile, try practicing in the mirror. The more you get used to seeing your smile yourself, the easier it will be to do when you are at school. Be aware of not posting things that make fun of others and avoid posting photos or statuses that use crude language or inappropriate humor. Use your social media to share things about your hobbies, books you are reading, events you’ve gone to, or fun things you do with your friends and family. Try to keep your posts positive and lighthearted. Being a careful social media user will give others the impression that you are kind and not over concerned with what others are doing, which makes you appear more confident. If being on social media is stressful for you or causes anxiety, consider limiting how much time you spend on it, or think about getting rid of your account(s) altogether. Take care of yourself, and remember that oftentimes what other people post on social media is curated and might not actually reflect what their real life looks like.
Summary: Walk and talk with confidence. Be a leader Practice showing respect for others. Smile Use social media carefully to avoid alienating others.

Problem: Article: Use a marker to indicate the center of each wall and draw straight chalk lines connecting opposite walls. Start from the center point where the perpendicular chalk lines intersect out to the walls along each line. Do not apply adhesive yet. Adjust the lines if more than one-half of the last row of panels needs to be cut. Use a notched trowel held at a 45-degree angle to apply enough adhesive on the subfloor for the area to be covered by the first parquet panel. Lay the first panel, aligning it with the chalk lines.  Holding each parquet panel at a 45-degree angle, align the tongue-and-grooves between the new panel and the adjacent panel already laid on the subfloor and tap into place with a rubber mallet. One the panels are aligned, lay the new panel into the adhesive. Repeat until all 8 parquet panels have been laid.  Lay the last row of parquet panels.
Summary: Mark the center of each wall. Lay the parquet panels down on the floor. Apply adhesive. Add enough adhesive on the subfloor to lay the next 8 panels on both sides of the first panel. Align the flooring. Repeat applying areas of adhesive and laying parquet panels until all except the last row of parquet panels have been laid. Measure and cut the last row of parquet panels using a jigsaw. Set the parquet flooring firmly by rolling the newly laid panels with a 150-pound (68.04 kg) floor roller within a few hours of completing the installation.

Problem: Article: After you have finished writing the beginning of your novel, you will need to spend some time on revision to make sure that the story and details are in line with your vision for the novel. Give yourself at least a few days to read over the beginning of your novel and check for continuity, clarity, and development. Some questions you might ask yourself include:  Does everything that happens in the beginning make sense? Does it flow well? Are there any drastic tone shifts that might be confusing for readers? If so, how can I adjust the tone in these places? Is there anything in the beginning of the novel that might confuse readers? Is it possible to work on clarifying and/or developing these passages? After you have completed revisions on the content of your novel’s opening pages, you will need to take some time to edit your work as well. Read through the chapter to check for errors like spelling, punctuation, and grammar.  Reading out loud is a great way to catch minor errors. You can also try reading your first chapter backwards to make it easier for you to catch minor errors. If you find an error, one way to check for similar errors is to use MS Word’s find and replace feature. For example, if you find the typo “opwn” when the word should be “open,” then search for “opwn” and replace all instances with “open.” Once you have your first chapter nicely edited (but still not perfect-- that will come later!), find a writing friend or teacher and ask her to be your first reader.  The ideal first reader is someone who has a strong command of the language, loves to read novels, and will give you honest feedback. Ask your reader if the opening chapter draws her into the story, and what she is left asking at the end. Your reader will be able to tell you if the story makes sense and can also let you know if it is engaging. Remember that the beginning of your story is the most important part! If the reader gets bored at the beginning, she probably won’t finish it at all. You can also have more than one person read it to give you a variety of opinions. This would be a great time to engage with a writing workshop or creative writing class. After you've mastered the novel's beginning and you've received feedback from readers, don't waste any time in starting chapter 2. You want to keep writing while you have momentum in order to avoid writer's block!  Remember to stay consistent with the writing style, point of view, and characters that you've worked so hard to develop in your novel's beginnings. Also remember to tie up any loose ends from problems, dilemmas, or mysteries that you left unsolved in the novel's beginnings. Check out this helpful wikiHow article for more tips on continuing your novel. First, congratulate yourself on finishing a novel! That's not an easy feat, and you should be proud. Then, flip back to your very first chapter and read it over. What has changed since you wrote it? Are there new characters or plot points you think you should bring up? What do you think of the writing quality? Jot down these points and spend some time thinking about them before you start your second draft.
Summary:
Revise the beginning of your novel. Edit the beginning of the novel. Ask someone else to read your draft. Continue with the rest of the novel. Revisit your first chapter once you're done.