People are people. They are not things. And They deserve to be treated as human beings.
Do not deal with them as though you are dealing with things. In his book Primary Greatness: The 12 Levers of Success, Stephen Covey writes, 'We can't deal with people as though we're dealing with things. We can be efficient with things, but we need to be effective with people. ... If you go fast with people, you'll make very slow progress. You won't hear what they are really telling you. You won't understand what a win his for them. If you go slowly and get deeply into win-win thinking, you'll find that, in the long run, it's faster to get commitment to the right resolution for both of you.''
So to get the best out of people, treat them differently. Why? Because we are different. We think differently. We work differently. We see things differently. And we see and process things differently.Be patient with people. If you really want to know them, do not push them too fast.
If you do, they are going to push back. And things can get really messy. And you do not want that to happen.
Respect them. Great leaders respect others. They don't demand respect; they work to get it. So if you want others to respect you, you must first send it out. And it takes humility to respect others, to put others first.
And if you can do it, the world is yours.
What is your why? Why are you here?
Are you doing what you love to do? if not, why?
If you are not doing what you love to do, don't worry.
You can turn things around. But to do that,
you must believe in yourself. You must know what you want.
Your why.
If you can find your why, you can find a way to make it happen.
To make your purpose a reality, do the following things:
'Pay attention to the ideas that draw your interest, especially the ones you can't
stop thinking about.''- Chris Guillebeau
Remember, according to Chris, 'If you find yourself feeling discontented,
pay attention to the reasons why.'''Add action to discontent: Find a way to do something about the uncertainty you feel.''Ask yourself some tough questions. Questions are revealing. They have the power to bring out
what you do not know about yourself. According to Chris, 'Asking yourself a series of questions
('What do I want?'') 'How are am I feeling? and so forth) can help you find your next steps.''
And also don't forget to pay attention to what you are doing. Or what you do. How does it make you feel? If it makes you miserable, then it is not a bad idea to consider something else. Do not be afraid to try new things.
Chris writes, 'Be attentive to what happens when you lose yourself in the moment.''
Again, do not forget that your poupose is yours only. If you want it to happen, you must believe in yourself. Chris says, 'You have to believe in your quest even if others don't.'' When you believe in your dreams, that is good enough.
Plan for your purpose, but do not plan forever. According to Chris, 'Planning is good ... but if you spend all your time planning without making progress, try doing something instead.'
And finally, even if you have the option of quitting, do not do it. Why is that? Because if you quit, you will never achieve your dreams. And Chris was right when he said, 'When you have the option between backtracking and making progress, choose progress.' Choose progress, no matter what. And you can do it.
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