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Respect requires that we pay attention to other’s perceptions, fears and

experiences. It’s entire focus is on the other person. Seek first to

understand and second to be understood.

2.

If it’s a fact that Respect must be earned and does not deserve to be given

until it is earned, we could experience a lot of people waiting for respect

to happen in the world. If it’s initiated first, then it finds it’s way

back to the initiator.

3.

The proof of your respect for yourself is in how you treat others. How you

respect others is more of a statement about you.

4.

Respect is like trying to chase butterflies. It is a discipline that

requires an enormous amount of focus, energy, and perseverance to grasp

what others are communicating!

5.

One can jump ahead, get behind, add on, and totally miss the message.

Without validating another person’s message (both the spoken and unspoken

messages) the message can be totally misinterpreted.

6.

Respect seeks and works for the best results for all involved. Most often

you have to spend time exploring the worst possible outcomes if we don’t

respect each other, before you can explore best result thinking.

7.

You can define what respect means by exploring the question: How do you

want your best friend treated? Name somebody you hold in high esteem. How

do you want them treated?

8.

Tolerance is one of the lowest levels of respect. We need to do more than

tolerate each other.

9.

The promise of gaining valuable new perspectives and growth is worth the

investment of respect. When you take care of respect in your relationships,

classroom, community, and home everything else is taken care of.

10.

Respect includes language that is respectful of the other person’s ideas.

It requires need analysis skills and slow responses. It’s major focus is on

listening!

– Gene Bedley