When you think of Connection what comes to mind? Some people may think of Love Connection and others may think of the TV Connection. Some say Connections are Power or Connections run the World.What does the word “Connection” mean to you?Webster defines it as:1: the act of connecting : the state of being connected: as a: causal or logical relation or sequence connection between two ideas> b (1): contextual relation or association connection the word has a different meaning> (2): relationship in fact connection with a robbery> c: a relation of personal intimacy (as of family ties) d: coherencecontinuity2 a: something that connects : link connection in the wiring> b: a means of communication or transport connection>3: a person connected with another especially by marriage, kinship, or common interest connections>4: a political, social, professional, or commercial relationship: as a: positionjob b: an arrangement to execute orders or advance interests of another connections> c: a source of contraband (as illegal drugs)5: a set of persons associated together: as a: denomination b: clanAs you can see here, Connection has a lot of different meanings and touches us in every aspect of our lives. I would say it might be one of the most important words we have. Even bold enough to say… Connection is everything!Did you know that you will go crazy without human Connection? Tom Hanks showed a good depiction of this in the movie “Cast Away”. He was stranded on an island for an extended period of time because of a plane crash. He eventually drew a human face on a volleyball and named it “Wilson” to have a friend to talk to. As the movie went on he demonstrated how much Connection is needed.Have you heard of the Six Degrees of Separation? The theory goes; everyone is only 6 people away from each other. They usually talk about how many degrees people are from “Kevin Bacon:. Like he is Mr. Connection or something? Did you know that they have done studies that show that Kevin Bacon is not as connected as many other less popular actors? Well, this is because the other actors did much more diverse rolls which gave them much more Connections than Kevin Bacon.There was also a different study done on the Six Degrees of Separation in the book,”The Tipping Point”, which showed all Connections are not equal and that most people go through certain “Connected” people to get Connections.Think about how important Connections are in your life. Well, you have Family Connections, Friend Connections, Business Connections, Sports Connections, and on and on…. Most Connections are built around some type of relationship. Actually, a simple smile can provide a Connection.For this article let’s focus on what it takes to build strong human Connections. There is a lot of Psychology that goes into this. Although I am not a Psychologist, I have done quite a bit of research on this because I needed to find ways to build stronger Connections. Well, I found out that Connections have to do with every part of you. It has everything to do with your past, present and future and how that relates to other people. Every experience you have had in your past can lead to build Connections. Some people that have a checkered past may want to hide it, but actually it could lead to stronger Connections for the future. Here is an example: Let’s say John has been through a bad divorce in the past and a new business Connection has expressed that he is going through one right now. John could use this bad past experience for a good purpose and build a Connection with the new business client by sharing his past experience. It could lead to a very strong Connection and potentially a great business relationship.Connections do not stop here. Think about every aspect of your life. Actually the more diverse life you have the more experiences you have to build Connections with others. These include: Where you were raised, where you have worked, your interests, religion, where you have traveled, what your parents did for a living; basically anything you have been exposed to.The problem is, that most of the time, we do not have enough time to find out all the possible Connection areas with someone. If only there was a way to find out this information, we could build much better Connections with each other.Well, The Connection Center is a company built on the concept of Connections and providing the “Best Practices and Products” to facilitate Connections. It is important to remember that every experience you have had in your life can lead to building strong Connections.Have A Great Day Connecting!TheConnectionCenter.com
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