Are You Approachable?

How approachable are you, really? It is the strangest feeling when we are travelling a long in our own bubble of self-perception and then out of nowhere, WHAM, we are emotionally knocked for six as someone tells us, a completely different story about who we are and why or what we’ve done. Taking on board another person’s viewpoint, can be terrifying, liberating, confusing or clarifying. It depends on how AWARE you actually are, not only about yourself and what makes you tick, but how the world sees you. WHAT IS APPROACHABILITY? A simple way of putting APPROACHABILITY is how easy are you to talk to and get along with? To be fair, we are not going to get along with everyone, all the time. And there are some people you are just never going to click with, that is life. Having said that, being easy to be with is about high emotional intelligence and AWARENESS. It is one of the most sought after professional skills and is so handy in social settings. Being approachable is not being a master of manipulation and conning people into thinking you are an easygoing person (you will always get caught out being what you are not). When we are approachable, we invite communication, we include other people’s experiences, lifestyles and ideas willingly and we are genuinely interested in what others are doing, saying and experiencing. When we get it right, being approachable allows us to build strong and healthy relationships, become more confident socially, create trust and honesty in our relationships and provide opportunities for networking and