Yes, when dealing with people,

you have to know what they want…

What do you want?

Most people want:

1. Health and the preservation of life.

2. Food,

3. Sleep

4. Money and the things money will buy.

5. Life in the hereafter

6. Sexual gratification

7. The well-being of our children.

8. A feeling of importance.

Here are a few famous people and their secret of the way they deal with people…

Freud says… “desire to be great.”

Dewey says… “desire to be important.”

Lincoln says… “Everybody likes a compliment.”

William James says… “Human nature to crave to be appreciated.”

Even John D. Rockefeller got his feeling of importance by giving money to erect a modern hospital in Peking, China.  Paul Harvey has told how showing sincere appreciation can change a person’s life.

But yet, do we even let our spouses know we appreciate them?  You know flattery seldom works… it’s shallow, selfish, and insincere.  General Obregon’s Philosophy is straight forward:

“Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you.  Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.”

So remember as you connect with people that honest appreciation get results where criticism and ridicule fail.  Hurting people does not change them.  Giving honest and sincere appreciation will allow people will cherish you words and treasure them and repeat them over a lifetime.  Simple ideas like these are taken from “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie, a book I recommend everyone reads as they connect with people everyday.  Stay on top of the latest strategies to build your online business by subscribing to this lead generation ideas blog.

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