Treat People As You Would Like To Be Treated

We are all very different – we look different, we like doing different things and have very different goals and outlooks on life. But underneath all that we have some very fundamental things in common. And it’s not difficult to find out what because as we ourselves have feelings, funnily enough so do everyone else. However, we’re not trained or comfortable in sharing our feelings, which is why relationships are so difficult. In a relationship, if people don’t share how they feel or how the other person makes them feel – good or bad, in the long run the relationship will fail. That doesn’t mean couples will necessarily split up, but as a rewarding and enriching relationship, it will fail. People just exist together in relationships, it happens all too frequently, as they don’t share that closeness and understanding that comes from an honest expression of feelings.

Now I’m not going to go into too much depth here about why that is because at it’s root is a mixed bag of insecurities, lack of confidence, conditioning and a mass of other elements. I’ll be tackling some of these in later ‘Facts of Life’, but for now let’s concentrate on how to treat people in a way that adds something to their lives not takes something away. And believe it or not, that’s really easy whether you are dealing with someone you know well or a stranger. Just treat them like you would like to be treated. We all like courtesy and politeness, we all like someone going out of their way to help – it’s rare, in fact so rare we often comment on it when it happens. So wouldn’t it be great if everyone at least honoured the basics and behaved in a courteous polite way - maybe even did what they said they were going to do and didn’t let anyone down – get the message?

You already know how to treat people – just ask yourself how you would like to be treated in a situation and you’ll get the answer.

So whether it’s a business relationship or a personal one, you know how to behave to make things work. Try it and see the difference you can make.