We deal with different relationships every day, from partner relationships to family and friends’ relationships, to professional or coworker relationships and to simple dealings and connections with people that surround our daily life.  Relationships, whether good or bad, affect us in one way or another.

Bad relationships have a chain of effect on how we live our life. Take for instance, a married person having an argument with their spouse before going to work; the upset emotional status of the person creates a chain of reaction towards the different relationships that person encounters during the day, such as not being able to focus on work and bosses being troubled as well, or not interested with interacting with coworkers, or more so, easily irritated with things around him or her, creating another form of bad relationship with the people he comes across with.

On the other hand, good relationships positively influence our life.  The same way that bad relationships negatively affect our dealings, good relationships have their great string of effects of well. So, how do we ensure good relationships?  Here are some simple relationship tips that can help us get there:

1 Everyday, make a mindful commitment to get rid of judgement, criticism, and avoidance from communication with people you have relationships with.

2 Pay notice to and say appreciation for positive things that people do to you, regardless of how small.

3 Candidly look at things and be aware of the things that can be helpful with your relationship with others.

4 Develop consideration and concern for the people that form part of your relationships.

5 Discover new skills of effectively communicating with others that would create safe, close, and strong bonds.

6 Be aware that in both non-intimate and intimate relationships, being in control is not an objective.

7 Bitterness towards someone or something about a person leads to conflicts, if something troubles you, express it with good communication.

8 Listen to the other person as they talk rather than thinking about how you will answer them back.

9 Learn to do something for the other person, remember it always takes two to tango, and good relationships are based on the effort of two and not one.

10 Good relationships are erected upon compromise; there should always be a great balance of give and take on both sides.

These tips are just some of the few things you can do to enhance your relationships, take note that healthy, happy, and good relationships are not built overnight, it takes a good foundation of effort and skills, so start building yours now.