Get "Love Your People" in a cool little booklet here.
Start by doing your work. Contribute. Help someone else by doing what it is you do (on the job or in life). Do it the way you wish everyone else would do it for you (golden rule stuff).
But I don’t like my work, situation, company, boss, colleagues.
Be a part of the solution or find someplace/ thing else.
Easy for you to say. I have a family, mortgage, credit cards, responsibilities.
Then be a part of the solution and start making where you are better (by the way… everyone has all those things too).
But I told you… my boss, coworkers, customers, situation…
I’m sorry. You’re a grown-up. Be a part of the solution or find someplace/ thing else. Really.
It’s not that simple.
Yes… it is.
"Work is love made visible."
Kahlil Gibran
Lebanese writer and philosopher
Be kind. This means you’re considerate (have concern and respect for others). It means you’re pleasantly helpful and generous where you can be.
But what if someone/ thing makes it difficult to be kind?
Do your best to act in a way you’d like others to act toward you when you make things difficult.
But, I don’t make things difficult.
We all do.
But…
Me too.
Be patient. Approach people and situations calmly. Have a soothing and relaxed presence and give others the time you’d like to be given.
But what if it’s really urgent, like an emergency?
Be less patient with emergencies.
What if I think it’s more urgent than someone else thinks it is?
Then it’ll be more challenging to be patient.
What kind of an answer is that?
Truth.
The remaining 5 points (Be honest, Encourage People, Apologize, Forgive, Thank People) are available in the cool Love Your People booklet here. It includes a coaching section of questions to help you better Love Your People (and some notes pages for your thoughts).
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