8. Everyone should have a good handshake.
Our handshake is the third thing people experience about us, right after (1) our face and (2) our name. So why is it most people's handshake is so lame? Has everyone gone mental and forgotten that no one likes shake hands with a wetfish, limpwrist, or overly enthusiastic pumper? Do the armslappers, lobsterpinchers, and Jack-the-Limb-Rippers realize this is not an Olympic medaling event? And, no, I never learned the secret fraternal handshake and I have no idea what you are trying to do with your knuckles and all of that clapping. You are seriously creeping me out right now, and I wish you would stop.
Need tips? Very well. Smile, eye contact, vertical hand, gently connect the webbed point between your thumb and first finger with their webbed point, soft squeeze, two to three pumps, let go. NEVER ever shake with the left, unless their right arm is injured. Or missing. If you need more tips, try this blog: http://jobmob.co.il/blog/handshake-tips/. The best way to find out how you can improve your handshake is by asking someone you trust what they think.
Here's how I would change the world: Guys, please try to adjust your crushing intensity, especially for the ladies, but don't offer us a dead trout either. Ladies, no one is going to stoop and kiss your rings, so stop offer your hand as though your were HRH. Basically, when it comes to handshakes I think we all need to get a grip.
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