Want Better Relationships? Be Relatable!

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I like people.

When I get out of bed in the morning, one of the first thoughts to go through my head is “Who will I help today?” I am motivated by the interactions that I have with others, and I find great joy in meeting and helping people day after day.

Is it because I’m some sort of saint? No, far from it.

Is it because I’m interested in some sort of quid pro quo? Not at all.

I wake up thinking about people because, as the poet John Andrew Holmes said, “...