| y"> | | | | for who you are, what you believe in, and what or |
| Well actually you don't get respect, you earn it. | | | | who you seek to become. |
| Respect is earned by words, and by actions. Things | | | | Try writing a list of all the good things that you've done |
| like keeping your promises or proactively providing | | | | for yourself, and all the good things that you've done |
| service. Things like becoming more personally involved | | | | for others. Be real enough with yourself to admit what |
| with the success of your customer, or taking | | | | you like about yourself, and what you love about |
| responsibility when responsibility is not really yours. It's | | | | yourself. |
| the extra effort. It's the extra mile. | | | | Then list what you need to change about yourself that |
| One of the keys to respect is the word personal. How | | | | will make you better and stronger. Maybe your |
| personal are you in your actions? How personal are | | | | self-respect suffers from the way you see yourself in |
| you in your communication? The more personal you | | | | the mirror, or some of the personal choices that you |
| are with others, the more respect you will earn. | | | | make. Maybe it's your environment. But whatever it is, |
| But there is a secret to respect. The secret is: In order | | | | if you don't acknowledge it, you will never be able to |
| to earn the respect of others, you must first respect | | | | change it or enhance it. You'll never be able to grow in |
| yourself. | | | | earning respect from others until you grow in |
| This means you have to have confidence in yourself. | | | | respecting yourself. |
| You have to like what you do. You have to be willing | | | | The secret is easy. Do the right thing all the time and |
| to serve. You have to like yourself. And you have to | | | | respect will be yours. Say the right words, take the |
| love yourself. Like and love are two separate issues. | | | | right actions, and believe in your heart that you're doing |
| You may like yourself for how you look, or how you | | | | the best you can do -- for yourself first, and for others |
| sell, or how you communicate, but you love yourself | | | | second. |