Recognizing and understanding others is the key to success, happiness, and contentment in life. Recognizing and understanding other people is, therefore, key to success in your private and business life. Lao Tse said: He who knows other people is learned, and he who knows himself is wise. We need to start with ourselves. Therefore, the first step is certainly to understand ourselves well, what our behavioral style is, how we communicate with others, what our strengths and weaknesses are, and how others perceive us. The second step is recognizing others. The third step is that it is good to adapt our behavior to the interviewee’s behavioral style so that he or she will feel relaxed and safe when he or she is with us. We often mistakenly approach others because we think their way is similar to ours. We need to be aware that a certain number of people we will meet are strangers to our approach. Each of us has our own unique way of understanding.
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Do you know yourself?
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Yes
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No
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I can’t say I know myself fully well. You’re right you’ve to understand yourself first before understanding others.
It’s as it is written in the Bible: You should love others as you love yourself. So you’ve to love yourself before you love others.
You are absolutely right. We must love ourselves first. Unfortunately, it takes a while for us to realize this.
I agree. People are very different.
That’s a fantastic photo and a very wise message!
Thank you so much. From time to time, we also need to read some wise thoughts.
Sometimes we think people are just like us. And then when we get stabbed in the back we are disappointed.
You are right. I’ve experienced this before, so I’m more cautious now.
Knowing, understanding and adapting, the three tier concept of good living.
Yes, you are right. We should all take that into account.
Interesting writing. Very philosophical.
Thank you. I occasionally like to read such an article.
I began my IT career more than 30 years ago on a helpdesk. It means my first impulse is to help people. To do what I can do to help relieve whatever frustration they have.
I still do that here on Virily. I help those I can help.
I totally agree with you. I already know you so much now that I know you help if you can.
thank you. you are one of the kindest people. You made my morning with this comment!
Thank you so much for your kind words
I think I know myself well, dear Vidocka
That’s nice to hear. There are few.
But you do not know yourself well?
I think I know myself well.
That’s very good, dear Vidocka
Living by myself I have learned about me very well and often stop to consider why I do certain things and learn from what I have done. The better I know myself the better I can understand others.
You are right. The more we know ourselves, the less trouble we have with the rest.
Specially in a virtual world where one hardly exposes one’s real self it is folly to judge them (good or bad) on what they write. Assumptions play a role. It is said ASSUME is to make an ASS of U and ME
Have a nice day
Yes, I agree. In the virtual world, many people convert.
What a wonderful way to explain my friend. We are all different and should keep an open mind with those we meet long life’s way.
Yes, you are right. We meet many different people and we must not condemn them too quickly.