Your Respect For Others
Will Help Attract New Business
Respect...a sense of the worth of some one or something
Enhanced Trustworthiness
Certainly from a philosophical and moral perspective, mutual respect is an important element of any civilized society.
This
mutual sense of worth among members of a group minimizes
conflicts. With fewer conflicts to resolve, individuals can devote more time to working together to bring about mutually desirable results.
By demonstrating that you value other people, you also increase your trustworthiness...a critical element of successfully attracting prospects and satisfying clients.
Your respect-driven trustworthiness also enhances the lifetime value of your clients and ensures the continuous flow of your client pipeline.
As a component of trustworthiness, respect is like trust:
- the more you give out...the more you earn back
- once lost, it's more difficult to regain it than earn it in the first place
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5 Ways To Show Your Respect For Others
1. Listen to what others say
When you are talking, how does it feel when it appears that no one is listening?
On the other hand, think about how great it feels when people listen intently to what you say?
You probably feel good about yourself and what you are saying.
Remember that feeling when some one is talking to you..by listening to them, you help them feel good about themselves, what they are saying...and also you.
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2.
Do What You Say You Are Going To Do
What
better way to demonstrate that you value someone than to honor your
promises? It's also a great way to earn the approval of other people.
3. Honor Time Commitments
Being on time for appointments and completing tasks by agreed upon completion dates, you demonstrate that you value other people's time...and by extension that you value them as people.On the other hand, by continuously being late, you risk sending the message that yo don't care enough about others...and their time.
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4. Remain Positive
By
their nature, optimists have a positive attitude...and invariably
see...and value...the best in other people.Another good way to demonstrate that you value other people to practice the art of positive thinking.
Recognize the value of positive factors in other people and their individual situations.
On the other hand, recognizing negative factors can be seen as criticism...which often has the effect of devaluing other people.
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5. Under-promise & Over-deliver
One of the most effective ways of showing that you value a person is to give them more than what they were expecting.Instead of simply meeting client expectations, try to exceed them...complete tasks sooner and better than they were expecting.
By exceeding clients' expectations you increase your personal credibility...and make it easy for clients to hire you again and refer others to you.
On the other hand, over-promising and under-delivering can send the message that you do not value the clients or their time...giving them a reason not to hire you again or recommend you.
Obviously there are more than 5 ways to show your respect for others.
Like the above suggestions, they are all based on show the person with whom you are interacting that recognize their value as individuals.
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