How important is effective communication in your relationships?
Communication is a vital ingredient in our relationships for a happy, harmonious and healthy life.
In fact, mental health counselors and similar professionals have determined that there is a direct link between communication and increased happiness in life.
Think about it. We communicate our wants and needs. We want the other person to know our likes and dislikes.
And most importantly, we want to tell the other person our appreciation of them. What’s more, in a relationship we want to build trust, respect, honesty and a feeling of being connected with the other person.
In short, we want to know how best to communicate so that the other person gets the message and responds accordingly.
Now, you might think that you communicate just fine. It’s the other person that needs to brush up on how they communicate.
Yeah, I know, I’ve been there too…
“Why doesn’t he understand what I mean? I’ve said it so clearly. And why doesn’t he listen to me? If he listened he would get what I’m saying…” And on and on…
You’re probably familiar with this kind of thinking.
Now… when you think about it, when I communicate something and the other person responds differently to what I expect, wouldn’t it be up to me to change how I communicate so that I get the response that I’m looking for?…
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