How to build strong relationships with others?
Our ability to develop relationships with people determines the extent of success in our workplaces, studies, and our relationships outside of work and research; this is what young men and women seek in the prime of their lives.
Humans are not born with the natural abilities to develop and build great relationships with others. Instead, they are skills like any other skills that can be learned and mastered if one realizes the need and takes a lot of time and effort to develop.
My lady reassures you, young man and girl, that we can all build better relationships by clearing our minds and practicing some of the basic procedures necessary:
Be a great listener
We bond naturally with the people who listen to us
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Each one has the basic desire to be heard, but few of us learn how to be great listeners. Most likely, people thinking about what they want to say next to listen to what others say.
When you notice you do this, take a breath and correct your pattern by listening carefully. We naturally bond with the people who attend, and we like to spend time with them.
Ask the right questions
Show your understanding and repeat what the other says with your own words
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We must let people know that we are hearing them is to make sure we first understand what they are saying. To do this, we go deeper and ask questions. We repeat what they said in our own words to make sure what we heard made sense. When others feel we are making an honest attempt to listen and understand them, they tend to share more with us; this deepens the relationship and puts us in the category of people who want to research and talk.
Focus on the whole person
When someone speaks, focus on their tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language
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We tend to remember and appreciate people who ask us if everything is okay, even if we don't tell them something is wrong, This tells us that they care about us, and we all want that.
When someone speaks, focus not only on the tone of their words but also on their facial expressions and body language .. Notice when someone's comments do not match their facial expressions or body language. Body language will open the doors to more in-depth, more meaningful conversations to develop trust and strengthen relationships.
Manage your feelings
Put your feelings aside temporarily for full listening
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Remembering people's names is the first step in building relationships, and recognizing other essential aspects continues in the building process. They will tell us what is vital in their life. All we have to do is listen and pay attention.
Manage your emotions..No matter how we feel. We must be able to put our feelings aside temporarily to listen and engage the significant others in our lives fully.
If we are going through a period when we feel strong emotions that prevent us from being full with the other person, it is better to let that person know what is happening to us than to pretend to listen. They will appreciate our honesty and openness.
Openness to others
Share the feelings of joy, sadness, and excitement with others
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We all know people who tell us their entire life story in the first five minutes of our meeting, totally oblivious to the fact that we likely have no interest whatsoever in hearing it. To build strong relationships, we need to share our stories when appropriate and at a level that matches the relationship's depth.
Sharing excitement, joy, sadness, frustration, and disappointment helps connect us with others.
When possible, share an attitude from your own experience to show that you can relate to the other's experience, but don't let it overshadow their experience or compete with it. This requires sympathy and sensitivity to their feelings.
Be honest and confident
Ways to build strong relationships with others
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Young people building great relationships feel good about who they are and always look for the positive in their world. They want the best for others, and they want to see them succeed.
The energy of comfortable, optimistic, and positive people creates an atmosphere in which we feel good, want to be around, and spend time with people. They don't gossip about others and keep what we tell them a secret. Being confident in themselves, they don't feel the need to draw attention to themselves. They always have time for the significant others in their lives. They are life-long learners, still open, and look for opportunities for self-improvement.
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