Competing, winning, approval-seeking and acquiring status don’t really deliver what you might think. While they seem like plausible methods of distinguishing yourself in order to get positive feedback, they actually make you feel separate. Rather than helping you appear more attractive, they interfere with having authentic interactions. There are ways to appeal to others that are far more likely to result in connection, such as sharing and listening to one another’s opinions without judgment and endeavoring to be appreciate and be more respectful to one another in spite of…
Your differences.
