This video examines our ability to establish connections with others. It includes cooperation, negotiating conflict, and communication skills. The most important capital you can earn is your relationship capital. How's yours?
Hey, Cadre. Hello, Cadre. Mary and Jill here with Girls Mentorship, where we teach teen and tween girls how to be the best, brightest, and most competent versions of themselves. We know, we know, we know, you're probably not a teen girl. And you might be thinking to yourself, this message is not at all relevant to me. And that my friend is where you'd be wrong. This message totally pertains to you, whether you're a teen girl or not. As part of our social, emotional learning teachings, we emphasize being a human first before all other titles or responsibilities.
If you are mindful of these practices, the ripple effect expands far beyond you. It impacts your leadership, those closest to you, and your communities as well. In previous videos, we've touched on why people are so drawn to us and our energy. We practice daily how to be self-aware, how to manage our feelings, emotions, and behaviors, and we understand how our essence impacts the people around us and how to make sure others feel seen and heard in our presence. Now, are we perfect at it? Heck no!
We miss social cues all the time. However, the more we've practiced flexing this muscle, the more we've been able to respond with empathy and compassion, not only for ourselves, but for others as well. For those who haven't seen our other videos on social, emotional learning, we strongly recommend you go back and catch up. Having adopted these seemingly simple concepts, we know that they can elevate you in terms of living a more purpose-filled and fruitful life. Today, we want to talk about relationship skills and why they matter in your leadership and life.
So, what are relationship skills? Relationship skills are the abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and effectively navigate individual as well as group settings. This includes how to communicate clearly, listen actively, work collaboratively to problem-solve and navigate conflict constructively, handle social and cultural situations, provide leadership and seek or offer help when needed. Whoa! That's a lot right ! Getting overwhelmed is not our goal. Let's break it down so you're looking at what you're already doing and focus on doing those things well.
Relationship skills, in our definition, is truly making those who come in contact with you better, giving them a better experience than when you first found them. Jill and I make it a point on a day-to-day basis whether we're writing an email, whether we're in a meeting, whether we're spending time with friends or family, to make whomever is on the receiving end of our communication, both verbal and nonverbal, feel seen and heard by us. You can start small. Like we said, we want you to look at what you're already doing and aim to do it better.
Do you lead weekly meetings at work? How can you do it better? Do you eat dinner every night with your family? How can you do that better? Our challenge for you is to raise the bar in your relationships. You have influence at home with your family, influence at your job with your employees or coworkers, and the world needs you to leave it better than how you found it. Try it on, will ya? We're practicing right alongside you. And just remember, being in service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.
Until our next video, we hope you have the best rest of your day and we'll catch you on the flip side.
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