What can you do to show you appreciate someone, your residents, your family, your friends, or the person on the street you just passed? As we learn and use the wonderful features of technology and social media, we tend to not interrelate like we once did. We have all emailed the person in the next cubicle or office, and texted someone when we could have called them. What three things can you do on a daily basis that makes a difference in how people connect and react to you?
Everyone has three things they can do to let others know they matter. I recently sent an email about this to my fellow teams. Incidentally, I received more replies than normal and I would like to share some of the unedited feedback.
This is timeless and relevant in this exciting and incredibly busy life we share. Our lives are increasingly demanding, and the technology creates more texting, emailing, posting, tweeting, and less opportunities for those random meetings.
We all need warm handshakes, bright clear eyes looking back at you during conversation, and big smiles showing your agreement and amusement of the situation. We are humans, we all need to know we matter, and we need to better communicate that you matter too. My favorite things are smiling (of course), looking someone in the eye, and asking how I can help? How will you show people in your life that they matter? What Three Things?