Relationships

Do not keep bad company.

Every good parent advises their children not to keep bad company. Parents, who love their children, know that relationships affect us. The relationships we have either nourish us or drain us. They always affect us: positively or negatively.

It is therefore essential to know how to recognise the right people and the wrong people. Make relationships with the former and close them with the latter.

Without roots we do not fly.

The most important relationship we have from the moment we are born is with our parents and family of origin: our roots. If we do not tend, heal and nurture these roots, we will struggle to fly through life, to reach the heights we desire. Right relationships start in the family and extend to society.

If we think about it, why are we a certain way? We are, to a large extent, the result of the relationships we have had in our lives: from grandparents, to parents, to relatives, to friends, to partners, to work colleagues.

The most important choice we make in life, in terms of relationships, is the choice of partner. The relationship with the partner is the most important, after the relationship with the parents. The relationship with the wrong partner is disastrous for the family, for personal life, for business and even for health: in essence, for everything.

‘The fool learns from his own mistakes, the wise from the mistakes of others.’

– Benjamin Franklin, founding father of the United States of America

In business, the most important relationship is with our business partners. The relationship with the wrong person is disastrous for business. The relationship with the right business partner leads to the success of both, to the success of the business, to the success of society as a whole. Some well-known business relationships are proof of this: Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, partners in Berkshire Hathaway; Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, founders of Apple; Sergey Brin and Larry Page, founders of Google.

Relationships make us grow.

We grow to the extent that we listen to feedback from others: a point of view different from our own. We grow to the extent that we associate with intelligent people who are ready to improve, grow and help.

Relationships give motivation.

Imagine you are on a desert island. Would you get up in the morning, shave, style your hair, dress in designer clothes before going out?

It is relationships that create the motivation to do most of the things we do every day, including constantly improving ourselves. We improve ourselves because we compare ourselves with others.

And we see this from people who, on retiring, stop associating with others on a daily basis: by no longer improving themselves, many of them start to die and die a little more each day.

From dependence to interdependence.

The evolution of one’s life goes through 3 states: dependence, independence, interdependence.

In the dependency state, the person is dependent on others: economically, emotionally or psychologically. The relationship between two dependent persons creates co-dependence. In the co-dependent relationship, the person’s growth is stunted.

In the state of independence, the person realises his own power: he understands that his results depend on his choices and thus takes full responsibility for his life. The truly independent person seeks relationships with independent people.

The state of the more evolved person is that of interdependence: the leader, already independent, connects with other independent leaders to grow together and achieve something great. The relationship of interdependence is a powerful relationship.

A path to successful relationships.

The ‘Relationships’ training outlines a path to successful relationships:

– knowing how to recognise the right people and …

– … knowing how to distinguish them from the wrong ones

– understanding the needs of others

– win-win thinking

– giving and receiving feedback to grow together

– profit from diversity

– resolve conflicts and critical moments

– communicate effectively

– manage emotions in the relationship

– share values

– realise common goals

– create powerful interdependent relationships

The training will also teach how to solve specific problems such as:

– establishing clear boundaries

– saying ‘no

– not letting people down

– sharing responsibilities

– managing the end of a relationship

– relating to ex-partners

Duration.

The ‘Relationships’ training in its complete form lasts 12 intensive days. In its short form, it lasts 3 intensive days.