Activity 6.3.2 - Being Personally Inviting with Others

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As you read think about the following quote/questions, don't forget to record your thoughts in your blog.

“Invitational education places a high priority on personal relationships. Professional success, no matter how great, cannot make up for a lack of success in personal relationships. It is important to cultivate and treasure a circle of trusted friends and acquaintances as well as to seek out new relationships and explore fresh interests.”

Purkey & Novak (1996), p. 106

  1. What are the two most important aspects of being personally inviting with others?

  2. What are six practical things you can do that are personally inviting for others?

  3. Which of the six options suggested in the reading do you practice in your interactions with others? 

  4. Are there any other behaviours you can think of that show someone is being personally inviting of others?

  5. What are one or two things that you would like to do to be more personally inviting with others? Be specific. How would go about achieving this?