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If You Want to Be Exceptionally Likeable, Don’t Be Interesting, Be Interested
Listening is the sincerest way to foster strong relationships
If you’re like most people, your relationships are not always perfect or easy: everyone is a work in progress.
In the midst of our crazy lives, it can feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day for all the things we need to do to improve our relationships. And in so many ways, that’s not just stressful but also tricky.
It’s human nature to want to be liked. Most people crave acceptance and validation. Having friends or a significant other can be the greatest source of validation for some.
Having said that, to have good relationships with others, you must have healthy relationships with yourself first.
It’s the essential foundation for building solid relationships with others. To successfully open yourself to others, you have to accept yourself first.
Keeping relationships strong and healthy takes effort, communication, and mutual understanding. It isn’t always easy.
Everyone has bad days now and then, but strong relationships with the people close to us make life so much more enjoyable.
