Curiosity Can Help Pull a Wave of Connection Between You
Enhance your communication skills and deepen your relationships
I strive to be both interesting and interested.
You could be the most interesting person on the planet, but if you aren’t interested in others, you will lack the ability to connect.
There’s a difference between prying into something that is none of our business and showing an interest in others through curiosity.
Communication is a dance; not everyone knows the steps to.
If you aren’t already aware of the push and pull methods of communication, I urge you to read May Pang’s compelling piece explaining the difference between the two.
Are you a pusher or a puller
People who adopt a pushing style of communication push themselves onto others. They have no talk time awareness and are quick to brag about their achievements, earnings, status, and who they know.
Someone in my immediate family is a pusher; conversations with him are exhausting.
Here’s a piece of dialogue with a pusher.
Me: “We went away for the weekend for the first time since COVD-19, it was nic…