First impressions are a lot about how good your body language is. If you’re going out on a first date, it’s mandatory to know how to control inconvenient actions. In this article I’m going to identify the most common mistakes in the body language field.

At first, these might sound as ordinary events, the truth is that they are, but even though people realize they shouldn’t do those moves, most people simply can’t control them. The objective of this article is to show them to you and your job is to avoid them till you naturally stop doing them.

1. Shredding any piece of paper around you;
2. Turning your hands into fists;
3. Sitting on your hands;
4. Playing with objects;
5. Twiddle with your fingers;
6. Hold your hands unnaturally;
7. Biting your nails;

Most of these mistakes tend to happen when you’re sitting with your date on a restaurant or in a club. The solution to all these mistakes is to simply hold your hands relaxed on the table. Just rest your forearms on the table and keep them open, dropping them forward a bit and try to remember to keep your hands open.

Always keep in mind that body language influences your confidence greatly and these basic rules which you will control very easily will make the difference in the end.

If you want to know a few more things that influence your confidence level check out this brief article about the major rules of being confident.