Join with me and let’s try to take better care with the people that are in our circle. Whether it’s the coworker in the next office, the one’s who share our home, or the people we interact with in our community, let’s make it our mission to build lasting relationships. We can if:
- We realize that relationships are fragile.
- We have realistic expectations.
- We apologize immediately.
- We avoid over familiarity.
- We value people.
- We invest our time and attention.
- We listen and feel.
When others are at their worst, we need to be at our best. The reward will be very satisfying with more intact and lasting relationships. By the way, there is some good news on the relationship front. After years of separation the football team owner and the Head Coach mentioned at the beginning of this article are once again good friends who respect and admire each other. There is hope!
