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Symbiotic –

4. any interdependent or mutually beneficial relationship between two persons, groups, etc.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symbiotic)

Definition broken down in my mind: A mutually beneficial relationship between husband and wife, employee and employer, business and customer, salesperson and customer, business and vendor, business and business, two organizations, etc.

Now, read the definitions of “beneficial” and “relationship” from http://www.dictionary.com/:

Beneficial -

1. conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
2a. helpful in the meeting of needs: a beneficial association.
2b. involving the personal enjoyment of proceeds: a beneficial owner.

Relationship -

1. a connection, association, or involvement.
2. connection between persons by blood or marriage.
3. an emotional or other connection between people: the relationship between teachers and students.

Now, think about your relationships...? Think about the relationships you represent…? Are they symbiotic?

Think about how you can strengthen and improve those relationships? How can you make them more beneficial? Helpful? Meeting needs? Connection? Emotion?

Let’s strive to make our relationships symbiotic!