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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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