The importance of relationships for your success.
Have ever heard the phrase that “no one is an island”?
Have you ever had a co-worker be mean to you for no reason? Naturally, your first reaction would be to brand them as angry, or maybe even crazy.
What you have lost sight of, though, is that they’re just like you – and chances are they’re only reacting against you because they’re being affected by something else going on in their lives.
Knowing this, you should still treat them as you’d wish to be treated yourself: like an important individual. If you treat everyone you know and encounter like they’re important, you’ll notice they will stop being mean to you and will start thinking of you and treating you the same way.
This also means that these people will most likely be by your side as you’re trying to make your way to the top. And their support, you’ll find, is crucial for your own success.
Why? Because it’s rare for a single person to “pull themselves up” to a higher level job or position of success with no help. More commonly, you’ll be “lifted” by your equals and subordinates – the people around you.
Which makes it no surprise, then, that successful people are committed to nurturing relationships with the people around them.
So remember, at the end of the day, no one ever becomes a success on their own. This is why you should treat each encounter with another person like it’s the one that makes or breaks your career.
Career – success – relationship