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Attend Social Events
Get out your social calendar and start making plans. In fact, you should plan one social outing a week—or more.
Applying your people skills all day at the office can be draining, so recharge your bat teries with some time out with your girlfriends, guy friends, or significant other. Take in a game, go to a concert, head for the local pub, or attend a church event. Which social activities you attend are completely up to you, but you need them mixed into your week to keep you balanced. And you need balance to keep your people skills on track.
Assignment
Get out your calendar and plan one social event a week. Go! Do it now!
Social events give you a chance to let your hair down around people you know or who have similar ...

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