December 24, 2008This Week in the World ~ Great advice for quality time

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What was the best advice you implemented this year? For me, it was the suggestion that my husband and I have weekly 3-4 hour dates. It has deepened our relationship and heightened our joy of being together.

I told my hairdresser about our dates, and she shared that she and her husband had been trapped in their car during a snowstorm for 5 hours the previous week. They rarely get time alone together, and the 5 hours flew by. She told me it was the best thing that could have happened to their relationship.

Connection and understanding take time. Quality and quantity.

Quality time is not just for personal relationships
Don’t think this advice is just for personal relationships. Managers discover that office conversations they “don’t have the time for” are essential to smooth office functioning. They find that regular staff meetings that they plan and prepare for make the difference between success and failure.

So don’t wait for a snowstorm. Make time for the people you love and make time for the people you work with.

Your turn – please share the advice you appreciate with the SpeakStrong Community.

What great advice did you implement in ’08? Please share your story with my readers. It could be something as mundane as using hair gel on your eye-brows or as significant as getting medical care that saved you life. What did someone suggest to you that made you glad you listened?

(Credit and thanks to Jeffrey Armstrong for his great quality date advice.)