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Posted by Ron Sukenick, Indianapolis, Indiana | Dec 24, 2006

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Motivational experts in the last century proposed a timeless and sustaining theme in the study of motivation: human beings throughout the world, share fundamental needs. On a continuum from physiological and survival needs to reaching to realize full potential, the central element threading throughout is the need for affiliation. Human beings have a need to be in relationship.

Everyone talks about relationships, now you can provide your definition.

My question for the group is this:

How do you define a Relationship?

10 Bizniks have posted replies

  • Israel Rothman
    Posted by Israel Rothman, | Dec 26, 2006

    A relationship is an exchange of any kind between to beings.

  • Ron Sukenick
    Posted by Ron Sukenick, Indianapolis, Indiana | Dec 26, 2006

    Israel,

    Love your definition.

    I look at it as a flow of feelings between beings.

    Thanks for taking the time to respond.

  • Kevin Selkowitz
    Posted by Kevin Selkowitz, Seattle, Washington | Dec 26, 2006

    re?la?tion?ship Function: noun 1) That thing I try every few years which eventually leads me to a month of drinking and depression.

    Sorry, couldn't help myself.

    I think its the interaction between people, animals, or things. Call me crazy, but we do have relationships with stuff, not just beings.

  • Ron Sukenick
    Posted by Ron Sukenick, Indianapolis, Indiana | Dec 27, 2006

    Hey Kevin,

    Thanks for taking a shot at it...

    I think that you might be taking this thing called relationship a bit too serious.

    For me, relationships open doors to a world of many exchange opportunities.

    My request for definition really pertains to the one's we have in a business environment.

    The boy/ girl stuff has always been and will always be a challenge for most.

    I think that it comes from our method of thinking.

    You?re right on when you comment that a relationship can also between animals & things.

    In closing, when we want to build these so called relationships with others, we must always start with self....

    Thanks for the comment.

  • Barry Hurd
    Posted by Barry Hurd, Seattle, Washington | Jan 02, 2007

    A relationship in the business sense is two things to me-

    1) The association I have to another individual I may interact with. This is multi-level idea and could include realizing how my dealings with one individual could possibly affect a larger group or a series of individuals outside of my direct influence.

    2) With a business professional, a relationship is a two-way street of being able to interpret and apply my understanding of opportunities so that we can function together, hopefully using past experience with the professional to leverage our strengths in a combined effort.

    In either case, I view relationships as being a very detailed web of personal and professional interaction. One karmic wave moving across hundreds if not thousands of potential personalities I may interact with (and who also interact with each other)

    ~Barry

  • Justin Baker
    Posted by Justin Baker, Seattle, Washington | Jan 05, 2007

    2 entities interacting equals a relationship...

  • Ron Sukenick
    Posted by Ron Sukenick, Indianapolis, Indiana | Jan 05, 2007

    Barry,

    Thanks for your thoughtful comments on your view of what is a relationship.

    I ask people this question everywhere I go and believe it or not, many do not have one.

    While relationships are not alien to anyone, we often talk about it, but in fact do very little about it.

    As I'm sure we all know, motivational experts in the last century proposed a timeless and sustaining theme in the study of motivation: human beings throughout the world, share fundamental needs. On a continuum from physiological and survival needs to reaching to realize full potential, the central element threading throughout is the need for affiliation. Human beings have a need to be in relationship.

    What is relationship? Simply put, relationship is a flow of feelings. This flow of feelings may be between you and a higher source, between you and nature, between you and your environment, or between you and another person. In this flow, an opportunity exists to experience connection. With another there is an opportunity for individual and mutual growth and support. We, as human beings, affect and are affected by others, help and are helped. Individuals have the opportunity to reach individual potential far beyond what they are able to do on their own, and to co-create when truly engaged in relationship.

  • Ron Sukenick
    Posted by Ron Sukenick, Indianapolis, Indiana | Jan 05, 2007

    Right on Andrew.

    I like it.

    Thanks for the response

    Ron

  • Heather Sophia Pendergast
    Posted by Heather Sophia Pendergast, Seattle, Washington | Jul 31, 2007

    Any relationship "out there" is a projection of the relationship we have with ourselves. As we grow into this knowing, we evolve our conscious relationship with ourselves. Then, our relationships with others grows and evolves consciously. We are here to be in relationship, with all that is "out there" by first realizing the most important relationship is the one we have with ourselves.

  • J G Fernandez
    Posted by J G Fernandez, Bangalore, Karnataka India | Jul 31, 2007

    If Blood relationship will turn to wrath that is strenth of fat.

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