When a loved one recently got married,
I gave her this piece of advice
‘Assume your husband comes from
a different planet.’
No, not because he is strange
but because
if she believes she knows nothing
about her loved one,
she will ask more questions
and listen more closely.
The more alike we are,
the more we assume
the other person
will make the same decisions.
We stop listening.
We stop asking questions.
That usually leads to disaster.
This is especially true
when working with family.
We believe we know
our mother/brother/cousin/niece.
We forget that people,
even our loved ones,
are complex and often irrational.
Success Magazine has
some more great tips
on running a successful magazine.