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Compassion: Why We Need It

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

‘Cultivating compassion begins with self-compassion. … Compassion cannot truly be offered to others until we first offer it to ourselves.’- Janice Marturano

Life is not linear. Things happen. Don’t fight what you are going through in your life. All you can do is be open to where it is taking you.

Be kind to yourself. Do not beat yourself up. Nothing is about you. Do not make things all about you. That is not what self-compassion is about. Self-compassion is about love, care, and respect.

Compassion is good because it ‘reminds us that when we see someone suffering, we are separated from the sufferer by only the thinnest lines of time and circumstance, and we feel a pull to lessen the suffering. … It helps us to understand the interconnections among us. It encourages us to become involved with the well-being of those around us.’

If you want to build a great community, don’t forget those around you. Love them. Treat them with respect. And support them. And they will always support you.

Don’t Underestimate The Power Of Respect

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth

‘Don’t minimize the power of respect.

‘Too often leaders feel that respect isn’t all that important, that it’s touch-feely and intangible. Or they’ve got thoroughbreds in their stable, brilliant geniuses who may be incredibly rough on people but are tolerated because of their valuable contributions to organizational success. Leaders who feel like this are grossly underestimating and minimizing the power of respect and the destructive nature of disrespect.’- Gregg Ward with Walter G. Meyer

When it comes to people, love and respect is everything. If you want your people to follow you, you must give them respect. It is important. Don’t underestimate the power of respect. Give it to your people, no matter what. They deserve it. And you will get it back from them.