Relationships usually start with affinity: we work together, we live near each other, we both enjoy the same hobby or we exercise at the same gym. They deepen as we validate one another (implicitly or explicitly): we appreciate each other, we listen to each other, we show acts of kindness or we inflate each other's egos. The deepest personal and professional relationships, though, reach a third level: true acceptance.
Well, you say, I've had long-term productive relationships that operate quite
Relationships usually start with affinity: we work together, we live near each other, we both enjoy the same hobby or we exercise at the same gym. They deepen as we validate one another (implicitly or explicitly): we appreciate each other, we listen to each other, we show acts of kindness or we inflate each other's egos. The deepest personal and professional relationships, though, reach a third level: true acceptance.
Well, you say, I've had long-term productive relationships that operate quite…
