We all enjoy discovering as much as we can about the things we truly care about. Whether it is cooking, fine dining, our favorite sports teams or the latest health craze; we seem to find the time to study and learn about those things.
Is the same true with your other person? Have you even begun learning about your other person? Or if you have begun, have you stopped? Here's an interesting perspective - if the amount you studied your other person is equivalent to a high school diploma, then you should continue to learn about them until you earn a "college degree", a "masters degree" and ultimately a "doctorate degree". It is a lifelong journey.
Do you know his or her greatest hopes and dreams? Do you know what their greatest fears are and why they struggle with them? Do you understand how they want to be listened to?
Today's Challenge: Take a risk and invite them to eat with you. Focus this time on getting to know them better, perhaps in areas you've rarely talked about. Determine to make it enjoyable for you and your other person.
When complete: 1. What did you learn about them that you didn't know before? 2. How could you continue this process of discovery in other ways, at other times? 3. What were some moments that made this time memorable?
We all enjoy discovering as much as we can about the things we truly care about. Whether it is cooking, fine dining, our favorite sports teams or the latest health craze; we seem to find the time to study and learn about those things.
Is the same true with your other person? Have you even begun learning about your other person? Or if you have begun, have you stopped? Here's an interesting perspective - if the amount you studied your other person is equivalent to a high school diploma, then you should continue to learn about them until you earn a "college degree", a "masters degree" and ultimately a "doctorate degree". It is a lifelong journey.
Do you know his or her greatest hopes and dreams? Do you know what their greatest fears are and why they struggle with them? Do you understand how they want to be listened to?
Today's Challenge:
Take a risk and invite them to eat with you. Focus this time on getting to know them better, perhaps in areas you've rarely talked about. Determine to make it enjoyable for you and your other person.
When complete:
1. What did you learn about them that you didn't know before?
2. How could you continue this process of discovery in other ways, at other times?
3. What were some moments that made this time memorable?