From the course: Building Relationships While Working from Home

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Reach out to others

Reach out to others

From the course: Building Relationships While Working from Home

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Reach out to others

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- I believe the first principle for both professional and relationship success is selflessness. By this, I mean the desire to focus on the needs and wants of other people. This principle becomes especially important when working remotely where interactions are often less frequent. When you are presented with an opportunity to talk with someone, especially someone new, ask yourself, "How can I serve this person?" Dale Carnegie, the author of the motivational classic, "How to Win Friends and Influence People," said, "You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you." Consider this, how well do you really know those you work with? Do you know what is important to them? Do you know what their interests are? Many people can answer this question in a professional sense, and that does have some value. You may be aware that a…

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