A powerful article from Jim Rohn’s newsletter on Respecting others and getting along with other people, it comes down to respect and rapport.
You show someone you respect them and create that strong rapport with them, then they will do anything for you. When you don’t knock the
person you will have anything done to you as a person.
Respect for Others
by Tony AlessandraWhen I was in high school back in 1960’s, everyone always divided themselves into self-contained, often exclusive, groups. These groups followed all the old clichés — you had your greasers, your jocks, your nerds, your college prep kids, and your vocational kids — and everyone was always careful to stay within their own group.
Although I was technically in the athletic group (or jocks) and the college prep group, I always tried to go out of my way to get along with everyone — no matter what group they were associated with. I always got good grades, so I fit in with the smart kids. I was born and raised in New York City, so I got along with the greasers. I tried to find my connection with everyone, which was not hard at all. After all, we were all high school kids — we had plenty to bond over with the shared experience of going to the same school.
However, the reason that I was able to build on those commonalities — the reason people from other groups were friendly back to me — was that I treated everyone with respect. I never gossiped about the popular crowd, never teased or taunted the nerds. I made an effort to see everyone’s positive aspects, and I focused on those. In essence, I treated others the way they wanted to be treated, and it gave me the ability to adapt and be liked by just about everybody.
I have carried that philosophy throughout my whole life: I am as polite to a janitor as a CEO. As people, they both exist on the same level — and both deserve the same amount of outward respect.
My mantra: “What goes around, comes around.”
What do you have “coming around” for yourself?
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