Keys to Relationship Building for a Lifetime
September 14, 2007 by Scott Hammond
Filed under Relationship Development
Below are some ingredients for building relationships with people that last a lifetime.
Being relational in your approach to life and people is the key to joy, satisfaction, and true success.
Some of the elements of this lifestyle philosophy and approach …..
- Take no one for granted
- Thank people often
- Always smile
- Let go of old baggage and move on
- Listen and hear people out
- Behave in ways that make people feel important
- Be adaptable in how you relate to people
- Communicate positively
- Be attentive, intentional, and empathetic
- Take the initiative
- Focus on the other person’s opinion, interests, and agenda
- Build positive relationships with intentionality
- Make people your passion versus projects, money, or success
- Act as a relationship catalyst–introduce people often
- Praise and encourage positive behavior
- Live the behaviors you want others to express
- Have an original sense of humor
- Be quick to forgive, slow to speak, and slow to get angry
- Speak your truth
- Be accountable and accept responsibility
- Resolve conflicts quickly
- Make the right choices-it is never the right time to do the wrong thing
- Be enthusiastic, energizing, uplifting, and catalytic
- Always act with kindness
Be authentic, transparent, real, vulnerable, and just yourself… people will likely find you irresistible.


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