THINGS EVERYONE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT PEOPLE


Knowing what people need and want is the key to understanding them and if you can understand them, you can influence them and impact their lives in a positive way.

Five things you need to understand about people:

  1. Everybody wants to be somebody. There isn't a person in the world who doesn't have the desire to be someone, to have significance. Even the least ambitious and unassuming person wants to be regarded highly by others. Once that piece of information becomes a part of your everyday thinking, you'll gain incredible insight into why people do the things they do. And if you treat every person you meet as if he/she were the most important person in the world, you'll communicate that he or she is somebody - to you.

  2. Nobody cares how much you know until he/she knows how much you care. The moment that people know that you care for and about them, the way they feel about you changes. Showing others that you care isn't always easy. The challenge is to keep caring about them no matter what. Keep smiling, sharing, giving, and turning the other cheek. That's the right way to treat people.

  3. Everybody needs somebody. There are no such things as self-made men and women. Everybody needs friendship, encouragement, and help. What people can accomplish by themselves is almost nothing compared to their potential when working with others. Doing things with other people tends to bring contentment. If you understand that, are willing to give to others, and maintain the right motives, their lives - and yours - can change.

  4. Everybody can be somebody when somebody understands and believes in him/her. It doesn't take much effort to help other people feel important. When was the last time you went out of your way to make a person feel special, as if they were somebody? Little things, done deliberately at the right time, can make a difference. The investment required on your part is overshadowed by the impact it makes on them. All they need is encouragement and motivation from you to help them reach their potential.

  5. Anybody who helps somebody influences a lot of bodies. When you help one person, you're impacting other people. What you give to one person overflows into the lives of all the people that person impacts. Most people are so genuinely grateful when another person makes them feel that they're somebody special, that they never tire of showing their gratitude to those with whom they come in contact.