The Importance of Initiating Meaningful Conversations

The sad truth about relationships at work and life

You know what’s the real tragedy in life,

You will sit working in an office next to someone for years and never have the courage to have a one-on-one conversation with them.

You wouldn’t even ask them their name and where they are from.

It is difficult to start a conversation

If you’re an introvert or a bit reserved, it is very difficult to start conversations with someone you don’t know the first time.

There was a survey conducted where people were asked,

“What is their worst fear?”

‘Public Speaking’ topped the list, ‘Death’ was the Runner-up.

Meaning people would rather be in the ‘Casket’ than deliver the ‘Eulogy’.

It takes tremendous Courage to go and talk to a person for the first time.

Secret lies in not thinking too much about it and just doing it.

Be In The Same Room with the Person

I think the best to understand somebody is not to be in an office, board-room or playground.

The best place is to sit with them in a room and talk about random things.

Some topics will be interesting, some will be bad but you would get an idea about what that person thinks and feels.

Here’s how my trips to my coaching class for studies helped me understand people better:

I used to stay with my friends for nearly 12 hours each day in a small class room where we would study from 9 am to 9 pm and then return home.

In between we would take breaks and go to attend lectures if those were scheduled.

We would discuss problems, resolve doubts, talk about random topics, and would often eat together during our breaks.

Some would crack jokes and all of us would laugh, some…