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The Importance of Building a Connection With People

Why it’s Important to Have Social Skills.

By Hannan MuzeyenPublished 3 years ago 5 min read
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Building a connection with people has its benefits.

The benefits of building a connection with people are based on having the life skills you need in order to become effective in connecting ties with people. So why is building a connection with people important; and how will this have an impact on how we deal with situations in our personal, professional, and any areas in our life? Regardless of whether you're in any place in your life, developing the skill of connecting ties is crucial to becoming more effective in what you’re doing. It doesn’t matter what we’re doing because connecting with people is one of the key components that will get you to excel. It doesn’t even need to be relevant to the workplace. It could be in our personal life in the context of having a strong relationship with our family and friends. It could even be business. Whatever it is, it’ll help you to become more of your better self the more you develop a bond.

Here is a list of benefits in connecting with people:

It’ll Bring Harmony

When connecting with people, harmony comes into play. Things start to be put into place. Connecting with people brings unity. So, when connecting with people, you don't have to worry about the conflict you may have or the disconnecting ties you have with the person. Connecting with people in harmony also develops the life skills you have. So, when there's harmony there's peace. Harmony is something that brings joy to one another. Not only does developing a connection bring harmony to two or more parties, but it also builds a long-lasting relationship as well. So, if connection bring harmony, you may want to incorporate this on a day-to-day basis.

You’re Digesting What You Learn From Others

You're taking what you get from other people when the connection between you and the other person is built. Look at it this way. Building a connection is a learning experience you're going through. So, the more connected you are with another person, the more you're learning and growing from others. Connecting is the learning path to get to where you need to get to in life. In other words, connecting is the key to digesting what you learned from others because you need the connection in order to grow. So, a connection is crucial to take, learn, and apply what you just got from building a relationship with the person you're connecting with. So, in order to learn and digest what you just understand, connect, connect, connect. ALWAYS!

You’re Cooperating and Devoting When You’re Connecting With Others

Did you know that when you're building a connection with people, you're also cooperating and devoting your time to others? Yeah, that's right. When you're building ties with someone, you're cooperating with the person you're conversing with and you're taking the time with the person you're doing activities with. Cooperating and devoting your time with the person is crucial to building a tie with them. If there is no cooperation and devotion involved with the person, you're engaging yourself with, then this could lead to having a shaky connection with another party. Moreover, this could also lead to cutting ties with the person. So, to keep the ties with the person, cooperation and devotion is another best way to not lose ties with the person.

It’s a Progress

Connecting with people is a progress. So when you're connecting, nothing is going to come out all perfect. There are going to be ups and downs, and thick and thin. But guess what? That's what makes it beautiful. So just go with it! The thing is that, when you're going through the process, you gotta do whatever it takes to build up life skills with others. If that means building the tie by participating in an interaction or doing some sort of activity to keep the progress going, you gotta do it because progress is all about self-improvement. And the reason why we want to improve our connection with others is so that we can progress. Progressing is the door to connect. To progress, we must improve with connecting. Otherwise, there will be no progress.

You’re Doing the Extraordinary

When you're connecting with people, at least you’re taking the step to do things that not a lot of people would do. You're getting a lot when you're not cutting ties with other people. Connecting with others can make you an exclusive person from others. Connection is simple, but if you never did it or even rarely did it, connecting the ties could be uncomfortable. But, getting uncomfortable is the first big step to take if you want to improve your connections with others. So, you may be asking “how do you want me to connect with people?” Well, there are various ways you can connect with people. You can start off your interaction by saying “hi” and “how are you doing?” Or you can take them out to places, or any activities you guys enjoy doing. Whatever it is, try to find ways to keep the connection going. Even if it means doing things that you have never done that’ll help you build the relationship with the person in the long run and in the short-term--you gotta take a leap. No matter what.

Connecting with others is one of the simplest things you can do in order to improve your social skills with people. Am I saying there are no challenges? Of course not. Connecting with people comes with its challenges. I'm not going to say it's going to be all flowers and pearls. It's not going to be. Every connection of ties you're going to be encountering is going to be different. Sometimes it'll be great and sometimes there will be a downfall. But whatever ups and downs you're going through, with the person, always stay in touch. Don't ever cut ties over something minor.

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About the Creator

Hannan Muzeyen

Hannan Muzeyen is a digital media producer and a web publisher. She became a Vocal Media creator in June of 2021.

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