Maybe Start With A Smile...

How do you react when you meet someone new? They're not new to the world, of course, just to you but that's new enough, isn't it?

What if they disagree with you? What if you're on different sides of an issue? What if you don't know?

People desire respect. When respect is lacking, we know it right away, don't we? And when we withhold our own respect it stands to reason that others know that right away, too.

But if we start with respect -- if we start with the idea that every person we meet has value -- it becomes easier to interact meaningfully and maybe even share common ground.

When we connect with respect we dramatically increase our chances of communicating effectively.

I'll do my best to practice that today -- how about you?

-- doug smith