Seven practical ways to strengthen and connect with those closest to us.
1. Build trust. Commit to living with personal
integrity in all matters.
2. Cooperate. Offer new ideas while respecting the
ideas of others. Always be helpful whenever possible.
3. Seek win-win outcomes. Deal with interpersonal
conflict in healthy ways, both personally and in your
career. A very good rule of thumb to remember is:
“Be nice.”
4. Forgive. Learn from the past and then let it go.
Give up the agony of resentment and blame. Allow life
to bless you through every experience.
5. Listen with Empathy. The most frequent breakdown in
our human connections is a breakdown in communication.
Listening is usually the first component to break.
6. Express Gratitude. Tell someone how important they
are in your life. Make a phone call or send a card to
someone you haven’t spoken with for a long time.
7. Enjoy Each Moment. Allow what matters most to take
precedence over what matters least. Give some time to
those things that would matter to you if this were your
last day on earth. Enjoy each moment that you spend
with those you love. Realize that each moment, once
past, cannot be recovered.
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