About a month ago I issued a
challenge to pick from a list a few verbs that would help you improve one specific relationship. This was to be measured on or around St. Patrick's day. Though a little belated I thought I would report on what my experience was with the challenge. I picked the three "L's" namely: Laugh, Look, and Listen. When I first tried to focus on doing those three things more frequently I was shocked (I mean really shocked) at how little I do those three things around the person with whom I was trying to improve my relationship. Really? Do I seriously never look this person in the eye? How strange? Really? That was funny...why am I not laughing? Listening has always been a bit of a struggle for me so I confess I wasn't too shocked to realize I was poor at listening.
So it began...my quest to #1 remember the challenge and #2 actually work on my three "L's". Though I confess that my success with having both those two coincide was smaller than I had originally hoped, I did see a marked improvement in my interactions and relationship with the person I chose. The jokes became funnier, the stories more interesting, and the person all around more confident. A little effort can often-times go a long way. I can only imagine how far a lot of effort would go :).
Anybody else give this challenge a try? Didn't know about it? Start now and pick a tangible date about a month from now to reflect on how it went!
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