It has been proven over and over that you cannot force other people to do the right thing. What you can do, and what has been found to be extremely effective, is to encourage them.
If you offer threats, intimidation and low expectations, you’ll get resentment and poor performance. When you assume and expect the worst of others, you’re very likely to get it.
I challenge you today to choose to expect the best, and to offer opportunities for those expectations to be met.
People won’t always live up to your positive expectations, in fact most people would prefer to do what’s best for everyone concerned. Just about everyone responds positively to positive, genuine encouragement. The key it to let others know, clearly, precisely and in positive terms, what you expect, and let them know you have faith that they’ll meet those expectations.
Today I challenge you that instead of looking for ways to control, that you look for opportunities to support and encourage. Instead of conducting detached transactions, seek to build ongoing relationships.
If you offer the encouragement to do what is right, what is good, what is valuable and positive, you should not only expect but get the best.
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