Originally posted on AMA Baltimore‘s blog, Forming and Maintaing Connections – Success Lies Ahead (Relationship Building Tips)
To be completely honest, the key to successful relationships is at your fingertips. Literally. Take a moment and think about the three following actions:
- Shaking hands with an acquaintance
- Sending a followup email days after you recently connected with someone
- Dialing a phone number and calling a person who you haven’t spoken with in a while
While these three actions seem extremely basic, they’re often the hardest steps in building a successful relationship. I get it, we’re all busy. But it’s necessary to follow these three actions similar to those that we perform on a daily basis (I hope!). I’m referring to the directions on the back of a shampoo bottle: rinse, lather, and repeat. We can all agree that those are relatively simple directions, correct? And we all follow them, right? Read the rest of this entry »
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