The power of relationship and association is my best life discovery. I have discovered in life journey that relationships and associations is a key determinant in how life turns out or what one gets out of life. This discovery has helped me over the years to be careful in what relationship or association I'm in or with who. Relationships can make or mar a person and that's why relationship or association is by choice and not by force. Relationship especially the positive and healthy one if maintained is very important in determining how one makes the most of life.
One thing that is consistent all through out the phase of one's life is the need to be in one relationship or association at one particular point of time or the other, the more reason one cannot afford to be casual or frivolous with it. I have experienced personally the power of positive and healthy relationship playing out at different phases of my life and has been my best life discovery. The following are my categorisation based on personal experience the relationships I'm in and have experienced their positive impacts:
• Relationship in a family
The relationship in a family between parents to siblings, among siblings, among extended family members are all crucial. The family bond or ties is what one should joke with because after it all, the place of absolute happiness, rest, acceptance, support is the family. For example, i can never forget how supportive my family are in achieving what I'm today especially in my chosen profession even at challenging moments. Also, during my wedding and other major life event, my family are there and so i cherish family ties and relationship so much.
• Relationship at workplace
The place of relationship in a workplace is crucial for its smooth running and success. I have worked in some establishment that till now, the positive relationship we had then still makes us have profitable interactions up till today. At some points of working in some places, there are disagreements but because of my understanding backed the power of healthy relationships and positive impacts, it was resolved amicably and which kept us going. I remembered working in a Pharmacy premise sometimes and because of the healthy and positive relationship i had with the owner, she still reach out to me till today and it was there i learnt alot of things useful in my practice today.
• Relationship in partnerships
It takes initiating and sustaining healthy and positive partnerships with colleagues or non-colleagues, like-minds, business associates to have partnership deals. Based on relationship in partnership, many has enjoyed referrals, grants, supports and collaborations which made their business, establishment, career to experience a positive impact and abound. It takes trust proven over time, dilligence, mutual respect to achieve this. I remembered that i have been in charge of organising different medical outreaches and which we did with partnerships from sponsors who we had postive and healthy relationship with.
• Relationship in neighborhood
It takes having good relationship with neighbors, co-tenants, co-residents to enjoy the best of that community. I remembered some helps and privileges i received with my neighbors just because we are having positive and healthy relationship. One thing i do is to have mutual honour and respect and most importantly, respect individuals privacy and not overstepping my boundaries or allowed spaces. For example, a neighbor of mine whom we are flatmates needed something urgently at night and i was glad i was able to render the help, what if our relationship has been negative or unhealthy?
• Relationship in friendship
This is like one of the best form of relationship one can leverage on positively and maximized to achieve something great in life in quick succession. For example, a colleague of mine narrated a personal story of how a friend of his gave him a huge sum o money which added massively to his capital then in a thriving business he now has. Personally, i have enjoyed the power of positive impact/influence through healthy relationships in friends i had both in support, encouragement, counsel and in benevolence.
It is difficult to live life all alone or all for oneself because i believe life isn't designed as such. However, maximizing and leveraging on relationships as i have discovered can propel someone up in quickly especially if it is the healthy and positive ones. Also, since the principle of influence is contact, therefore i carefully choose the kind of relationship i belong to and if i have to be in one for a time being maybe for a purpose, i define it well and i tried to make it a healthy one respecting individual's differences, opinions, ideology and privacy. Life is relationship and relationship is life especially the healthy and positive ones.Thank you for reading even as comments, contributions and suggestions are welcomed.
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