Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Today’s Quote & Question For 7/28/09

Today’s Quote: "Respect a man, he will do the more." - James Howell

Today’s Question: Are you waiting to get respect before you give it in return?

My Thoughts: There is an overused saying that you have to give respect to get respect. I think it’s overused because you will usually hear those words coming out of the mouth of someone wanting you to earn their respect before they consider respecting you. The words are intended to operate as an olive branch, with the person saying them giving the proper respect first, and the receiver left with no choice but reciprocation. That is normally not the case. Why don’t you try giving out a little more respect first, instead of waiting to be respected--or worse, offended--to act?

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