They help us to read people. Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone.

Depending on where we stand, the view of our living room and the things in it can look very different. Detaching yourself from your own view will give you the perspective you do not have when clinging to your own position, trying to protect it and convince the other side. Success in life and business boils down effective interactions, humility, self-awareness and the all-important skill of perspective-taking. This makes communication complicated, but it keeps you open and growing in the process of being able to put yourself aside and be respectful of the other.What you know about where people come from and how they came to be the people they are is critical in determining what to say and do. Each mistake can only improve the success and integrity of our relationships while also benefiting our mindfulness and personal growth.It is easy to enjoy relating to all kinds of people, however, the way in which we relate to someone has a lot to with how we perceive them to be as people. Perspective taking is that all important skill of being able to look at things from a point of view other than our own.

I always use the example of people in power (like managers) or politicians to explain this.However their actions shouldn’t be based solely on one perspective, the general public or their employees respectively.In order to see things in a different light there are a few skills we need to develop: But it is through this cat-like curiosity and willingness to see things in different lights, that skills can be used in many different ways. We must remain open-minded and respectful to what others believe when relating to them. In the workplace, each person has to take into account every other person’s needs and ideas to figure out how to compliment or add to the team effort, rather than to detract from it.What we decide to say or not say requires that we interpret as accurately as possible what the other person is trying to say. Copyright © 2020 Entrepreneur Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Some people learn perspective when they're four and others when they're 64. In order to see things in a different light there are a few skills we need to develop: perspective-taking and perspective-seeking. Sure there are people that have similar view points.

Entrepreneur Insider is your all-access pass to the skills, experts, and network you need to get your business off the ground—or take it to the next level. Perspective-taking is seeing things … Both as a child and as an adult.“Judge not, for you would do the same thing if you were in that position.”I encourage other people to start living in that way as it encourages us to be both perspective-taking and perspective-seeking.When we have a broad mind and attempt to understand both sides of the coin, we grow.To understand one side is to have knowledge, but to know both is to have wisdom. If we don’t understand or we cannot get a clear idea of where another is coming from it is important to create dialogue to gain clarification. We observe them instinctively and notice subtleties such as what they are doing, where they are looking, and what their body language is indicating. For fun, try this.

We possess the depth and awareness to predict the attitudes, expectations, and intentions of others that may be very different from our own.

We interact very differently with coworkers who have had years of experience as compared to someone new in the industry.

It is the surest way to upset a coworker, vendor or boss.It is important to remain highly attuned to the fact that not all people share our personal views and beliefs of the world.