Soar to Success April 2021

SOAR TO SUCCESS / Personal Growth Strategies Now, here’s a big secret to influencing people; make the other person feel important and the more they will respond to you. It’s human nature for people to want to be recognized and to feel like “somebody.” People will always respond in a negative way to you if you treat them like a nobody or talk down to them. I see this all the time, particularly on work teams. Managers can’t seem to understand why their employees don’t follow their direction and at times, even disrespect them. Often times, the managers are talking down to their employees belittling them, making them feel like their ideas are stupid, and making them feel unimportant. All of us could benefit a great deal by first listening to others without judgment and criticism, hearing what is important to them, and hearing what will move them. When you know what will move them, you will then know how to tell them what they want to hear. You can simply show them how they can get what they want by doing what you want. In life, our successes will be greatly determined by how well we influence other people. So, we need to learn all we can about human nature and obtain great people skills so we may win others to our way of thinking. When you gain a proper understanding of human nature and hone your people skills, then will you become a mighty successful person of influence. In life, our successes will be greatly determined by how well we influence other people.