My word for the year is “relationships”. I feel like I’m not very good at them and they require more “work” than I feel like I usually have time for. Um…yeah…relationships need some time investment I realized. So when I came across this info, I took it to heart and thought I should pass it along in case you struggle, too!
SEVEN PRACTICAL TIPS TO GROW AND DEEPEN YOUR ADULT FRIENDSHIPS
- Initiate, initiate, initiate
- Be the first to be vulnerable
- Share your struggles WHEN they happen, not after the fact
- Fill silences with questions, not stories
- Ask open-ended questions
- Listen closely and ask “the second question
- Don’t weigh down new friends with expectations