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The Secret To Treating People The Best Way Possible
Make it about them and treat them as a human being.
Whether it’s intimate relationships or friendships, I’ll admit I suck at forming them.
This revelation hit me the other day as I was rewriting my script for an upcoming Youtube video. It involved me looking at my 12 year old self and how I treated those around me and I dive into my overall social needs. I also reflected on how I treated those around me.
Looking back 20 years, who I was back then is obviously very different from who I am now. Also at the same time, I’m not expecting 12 year old me to be the self-aware individual I am now. He didn’t have the knowledge I have now.
But there are still similarities that I found between my current and past self.
At 12 my show of affection was by poking people a lot and being overly loud and excited around other people. I expressed my happiness to an obnoxiously annoying degree. It was to the point people didn’t want to be around me so much.
Today, that’s less of the case, however I still find my relationships lacking and the depth of these relationships to be superficial.
For my younger self it was those particular traits among others that pushed people away or prevented…
