I was in the audience for a presentation by Elizabeth Kuhnke, author of ‘Persuasion and Influence for Dummies’. She is a very entertaining speaker and interestingly she repeated some of the things David Reynolds also spoke about in terms of attitude being a key component in success.
In essence, be aware of your behaviour on others; live in integrity and demonstrate honesty, trust to develop an emotional connection.
Based on what she said I have concluded that a sound equation would be:
Respect + Rapport = Results
Living positive would mean letting go of the ‘should, can’t and but’ and start using ‘could, can and will’.
Is that easy to do? I think that developing new habits will mean also being aware of our relationships …who do you spend time with? Are they supportive or do they find the flaws?
I recall the words of Oscar Wilde who said: “Reach for the moon and even if you miss it you will land on the stars”