“The more skilled you are at relating with others, the greater the likelihood that you will maximize your own and others happiness and contribute less to human misery and pain.”
We constantly relate with our partner, children, family members, friends, customer, co-worker. Relationships are a part of life. We need people especially when we are facing difficult time. There are so many things we can do to enhance our relationships. It requires many complex but learnable skills. Let’s learn to develop long lasting, deep and meaningful relationships.
What relationships provide us?
- Happiness
- Support and hope
- Feedback and reassurance
- Sense of belonging, security
- Intimacy
- Comfort
Communication:
You can make a significant difference in the quality of your interpersonal relationships through improved communication. Communication should be,
- Open
- Pleasant
- Constructive
- Caring
- Honest
- Straight
Some do’s to enhancing relationships:
- Spend at least quality of time
- Express your thoughts and feelings
- Respect them and their ideas
- Listen to them
- Empathize with them
- Express your appreciation
- Learn to tolerate, be patient
- Dislike the behavior but not the person
- Give emotional support when needed
- Accept different point of views
- Give them space
- Be honest and fair
- Forgiveness
Some don’ts to enhancing relationships:
- Dominant, demand
- Blaming
- Criticize
- Control, bully
- Manipulate
- Belittle, put down
- Ignoring, not available emotionally
- Playing power game, teasing
- Taken for granted
- Losing yourself, being dependent
- Feeling superior or jealous
- Addicted or abuse
- Name calling, Verbal abuse
- Defensive, not admitting your mistakes
Check yourself make change in you…
keep update your skills.
Value your values if you are value your relationships.
