How to be remarkable #43: Build Great Relationships

On October 25, 2016 By thesuccessmanual Topic: Remarkable, Simpleguide, Quotes

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Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

– Dalai Lama

Be ready for Unexpected and Unlikely Friendships.

Build relationships by creating an Emotional Bank Account, consisting of “deposits” to offset “withdrawals.”

1.  Understand the individual
2.  Attend to little things
3.  Keep commitments
4.  Clarify expectations
5.  Show personal integrity
6.  Apologize sincerely when you make a withdrawal
Source: Lions Club

1. Apologize promptly:
“I’m really sorry. It was completely my fault. I hope you’ll forgive me, and here is how I am addressing this in the future.”

2. Give more than you get.

3. Say 'Thank You' often.


It is not about the perfect girl or the perfect boy. It is about being perfect for each other.
- Anon.

CREATE A CLOSE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS

SIX REPUTATION RULES

1. Don’t pick on someone your own size.
2. Rites of passage.
3. Keep good company.
4. Lowball it!
5. When in doubt, put it out.
6. You only get one reputation.
- 'Life’s a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation, and Success' by Chris Matthews

FOUR RULES TO MAKE GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONS
1. Dress for the occasion.
2. Carry yourself as though you know where you’re going.
3. Look people in the eye.
4. Express yourself clearly and confidently.
- 'Basic Black : The Essential Guide for Getting Ahead at Work (and in Life)' by Cathie Black

THREE RULES FOR HUSBANDS AND BOYFRIENDS
1. Watch how your future husband treats people in the service industries, like waitresses, attendants, cooks, etc., because those roles will be yours.
2. A guy who goes out and buys a bunch of underwear just got a new girlfriend.
3. Don't judge folks by their relatives.
- Anon

SIX TIMESLESS WAYS TO MAKE PEOPLE LIKE YOU
1. Become genuinely interested in other people.
2. Smile.
3. Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
5. Talk in terms of the other person's interests.
6. Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.

- Dale Carnegie, How To Win Friends and Influence People

Also Read these great relationship guides
Smile Often
Be loyal
Make someone happy
Be Interesting
Be respected
Be likeable
Have great friendships in your life
Be Nice

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