Whether you’re a social butterfly or prefer to keep your social circle small and highly personal, everyone has a desire to be social. Being successfully social requires traits that lend themselves to group settings. While you don’t have to be emotionally healthy to be social, it certainly helps over the long run.
Highly social people who are engaged and energized by their social life tend to have important character traits in common. In addition to enjoying being social they also tend to-
- Have great communication skills
- Are good with boundaries
- Are confident in who they are
- Know how they want to spend their time
Hanging out with healthy people is part of what makes socializing fun. No one wants to take time out of their schedule to be around negative people who wear them out. The most successful and social adept people tend to have the ability to be in social settings with great ease.
Communication is key in social situations – It’s vital to be able to communicate effectively in social settings. Being a great listener, articulate speaker, and dynamic conversationalist are all excellent tools to have. Good communicators are fun to be around and a joy to socialize with.
Having great boundaries is a win-win – Highly social people have excellent boundaries. They are able to say both yes and no with ease and confidence. The presence of healthy boundaries helps them get along well with others without being overbearing or intrusive. It also helps them keep appropriate relationships with friends and family.
Knowing who you are makes life fun – When it comes to socializing, knowing who you are helps you choose your activities wisely. Being confident in what you like and what you don’t, makes it easier to say yes to the things you want to do and no to the things you don’t. Being around confident people is a pleasure for everyone and makes socializing fun.
Knowing what you want to do is important – Healthy, socially active people are there because they want to be. They aren’t being drug around by friends or reluctantly engaging in activities. They know how they want to spend the social time and are excited to be there. Knowing what you want to do makes it easy to say an enthusiastic yes to a social activity and get the most out of it.
The people who have the healthiest and most successful social lives have a few traits in common. It’s wonderful to engage someone who is happy and healthy with their social life and is an excellent role model for how to get the best out of your free time. Pay attention to these traits and incorporate them into your personality for a highly satisfying social life.
