The phone company years ago had an ad campaign to promote the use of their expensive service of long distance with a slogan, "Reach out and touch someone." With the use of free cell minutes on the weekend nowadays kind of seems like dinosaur times. But it was about warm and effective communication with those we choose to connect.
Reach Out And Touch Someone Requires Three Things.
1. Caring. You first have to want to connect, caring about the other person beyond them being a stranger. This is a conscious decision.
2. Energy. No doubt this is true. You have to pick up the phone, type the email, meet them for coffee, reach over and shake their hand or hug them. No tired people allowed for connection.
3. Active Listening. Once touching someone you go into one mouth two ears mode and PAY ATTENTION to verbal and non-verbal expressions. Then talk back based on THAT.
Reaching out and touching someone with these three things in mind makes the world such a better place to live in. ONE PERSON AT A TIME!!
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