It’s 6:30 AM and you are up getting ready for work. Your spouse is also waking up to the day ahead and now is the time for your first connection. What do you do with this moment? Do you say, “Good Morning!” and ask them how they slept or do you tend to pass by them either grumbling or not saying anything at all? This is your first opportunity to either connect or miss a potential connection. What would happen if you were to give each other a hug while you are waiting for the coffee?
This may not seem like a big deal, but one unknown author has noted that there are certain potential connection points during the day that, if handled well, could pay off in significant ways. Some of these ways are: 1) how we greet each other when we first get up in the morning, which we just addressed. 2) How we part for the day? Do you make it a point to give each other a goodbye hug/kiss before you leave or do you simply exit the house without so much as a word?
3) While you may have stressful or demanding work-days, do you make an effort to check in? It may be a quick phone call or even a short text, just letting the other person know that you are thinking about them. 4) How do you reconnect upon arriving home? This is the other half of parting for the day. When you come home, do you great each other at the door, have a debrief about your day, or do you fail to acknowledge that your mate even entered the house.
And finally, 5) How do you end your day? Do you kiss goodnight? Do you lay in bed and talk for a while? Or do you just climb into bed and turn out the light.
These may seem like little things but they add up to stronger and deeper connections.