{"id":6454,"date":"2018-02-28T13:53:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/?p=6454"},"modified":"2018-02-28T13:53:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T13:53:02","slug":"no-one-is-perfect-why-successful-relationships-depend-on-being-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/no-one-is-perfect-why-successful-relationships-depend-on-being-human\/","title":{"rendered":"No One is Perfect: Why Successful Relationships Depend on Being Human"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maintaining relationships can be hard work, and we all have our little pet excuses that pop up when we may not be in the mood to put in the effort on a given day. The easiest excuse? I need to do this\u00a0just right<\/em>\u00a0to accomplish my goal, otherwise it won\u2019t be worth the effort. But\u2026 when was the last time someone interacted with you \u201cperfectly?\u201d What would that even look like? The truth is that\u00a0\u201creal trumps perfect every time,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0because it\u2019s the only consistent way to create trust. Period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Being real also means putting effort into maintaining the relationship by making regular contact, treating the other person with respect, and just being human. So make the effort! Even if you don\u2019t do it perfectly \u2013 it\u2019s a huge factor in maintaining healthy relationships.<\/p>\n

Work Those Relationship Muscles!<\/strong><\/p>\n

You\u2019ve heard me say that relationships are like muscle tissue. They require work to maintain, and it\u2019s much easier to keep up when you make that work a consistent part of your day-to-day life. However, it\u2019s often the small, simple things that make a difference, rather than the big, flashy gestures. It\u2019s all about showing the other person that you care, that you\u2019re thinking of them, and that you\u2019re not just in it for your own gain. Here are four relationship work-out moves you should be practicing every day to stay in shape:<\/p>\n

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  1. Start by staying in touch.<\/strong>\u00a0This is much easier to do if you look for reasons to stay in touch ahead of time, but you don\u2019t have to be perfect. Letting someone know that you\u2019re thinking about them never goes out of style.<\/li>\n
  2. Be consistent and reliable.<\/strong>\u00a0If you say you\u2019re going to do something, then do it. If you like to reach out at regular intervals, don\u2019t leave someone hanging when they\u2019re expecting to hear from you.<\/li>\n
  3. Look for common ground!<\/strong>\u00a0Whether you\u2019re dealing with a customer, colleague, or friend, social media gives you the tools to find commonalities easily. Common ground often provides the perfect excuse to get in touch and gives you something to chat about when you do.<\/li>\n
  4. Don\u2019t Stress It.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s easy to forget sometimes that perfect is impossible, and trying to be perfect chews up a ton of time that could be used to maintain the relationship in a more natural way. It\u2019s good to think before you speak, but you don\u2019t want to spend so much time thinking that you wind up saying nothing at all.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Be Human in the Workplace, Too<\/strong><\/p>\n

    To me, being real is the right move when maintaining all relationships, but you\u2019ll find plenty of people in customer service who are very focused on being perfect. In this case, perfect often means following company policy to the letter, even when \u201cbreaking the rules\u201d in a very minor way would lead to a better outcome for everyone involved. If something goes wrong and there\u2019s an easy, fair fix waiting right there, why not take it? If you lead a customer service team, why not let your employees put their training to work in dynamic situations?\u00a0Rules, Format, and Procedures ARE important, BUT\u2026 so important to Empower your Employees to look beyond.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

    No matter what type of relationship you\u2019re working to maintain, treat people with respect, be consistent, do what you say you\u2019ll do, when you say you\u2019ll do it, and just be human. If you take care of the basics, you don\u2019t need to worry about being perfect.<\/p>\n

    #RonR<\/a>\u2026\u00a0#NoLetUp!<\/a><\/p>\n

    Previously posted at\u00a0TedRubin.co<\/a>m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Maintaining relationships can be hard work, and we all have our little pet excuses that pop up when we may not be in the mood to put in the effort on a given day. The easiest excuse? I need to do this\u00a0just right\u00a0to accomplish my goal, otherwise it won\u2019t be worth the effort. But\u2026 when … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tedrubin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6455,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6454\/revisions\/6455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thesocialcmo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}