Human After All
After a very insightful conversation with James Whatley about how to rescue a community, I’ve seen the light.
James has managed to write the post I’ve wanted to write for about three months now. Swine.
Social media is about being human.
Such a simple concept, but so powerful – and it’s not just applicable to social media, it fits with everything. Be human to the guy in the local shop and he’ll be human back, let another car out of a junction and they’ll give you a friendly wave. It’s really the old adage of a smile being contagious – and it’s especially true of social media.
So here was James’ four functions;
- Listen
- Ask questions
- Sympathise
- Fix it
And the more we talked, the more it became apparent that these processes can literally be used to resolve any situation, or open a situation. Even if you can only do one or two, you’ll have shown enough willing to be trusted again and receive a ‘smile’ back.
So, how do so many people get this wrong – in social media and in life? Surely, if we all acted (yes yes, I know that it’s not and should not be an act) more human, we’d build better relationships, with more people and have an all round better time.
Do yourself a favour, make someone smile today.