Its All About Relationships

Its All About Relationships Life is all about relationships. Life is all about relationships. Simple enough.   Is your life fulfilling?   Are you happy?   What would make you truly happy?   No, not money.   Perhaps enough money to cover BASIC needs (basic includes food and shelter, period). So with a roof over your head and food in your belly, what would make you happy? Can you list the things that come to mind?   If you put them on paper, you could look for commonalities/linkages.   If you knew the answers to that question today, what would you be able to do tomorrow to begin to make them happen? In theory, this sounds great. Too easy.   In reality, it is hard and I dont think I could do it either.   Im still trying to set some short and long term goals. I think about the times Ive been happiest in my life and at the root of that happiness was interaction with others I love.   A vacation with family,  hanging with friends, snuggling with my boys.   They all contain fleeting moments of joy.   It is that joy that I want to replicate every day. Professionally, there are few times I have been successful on my own.   Ive been part of a team, collaborated with others, received buy in from others.   We just cant do it alone. What all this means is that one of the most important skills is interpersonal relations.   It isnt taught in schools.   In order to improve them, we have to seek out our own training/education/self development.   Few  take the time to do this.   I am who I am.   Sound familiar?   We all have the potential to be more and better.   This will  require taking the initiative to assess  ourselves and seek  out methods to improve. You can read  books and articles, watch videos and subscribe to newsletters.   In the end it all  boils down to putting  it into action.    Find a mentor or friend who can coach you, keep you moving forward in your development.