Everyone wants to be respected, but respect isn’t what you
demand, respect isn’t what you can buy — respect is earned as a result of your
words and most especially your actions. The message you portray to people or a
person is what would determine if you get their respect.
When you earn people’s respect, in their eyes you won’t be
seen as ordinary. There is a huge difference between respect and fear.
Respect is born out of influence, it is your charisma at work; on the other
hand, fear is born out of force and power.
Also, people make the mistake of thinking that wealth is
the only gateway to winning people’s respect, but inasmuch as wealth can bring
its own respect, it is how you make it and what you do with it that sustains
people’s respect for you. Earning people’s respect isn’t about how much you
make, it is what you do and how you do it; you can be wealthy and still not be
respected.
The following habits below would help you win people’s
respect.
1. PUNCTUALITY
You can’t win even your friend’s respect by not keeping to
time. Being late to work or for an appointment or any event would never bring
you respect. However, keeping to time is a quality everyone admires in a
person. If you’re a boss and you’re punctual, you earn you subordinate’s
respect; if you are a staff and you’re punctual, you earn the respect of not
just your colleagues but your boss as well. Don’t do it because you could get
promoted, do it for yourself; let it be a part of you.
2. BEING A MAN OF YOUR WORDS
Being a man of your words would make people believe in you.
When you do what you say at all times, you automatically earn people’s respect.
Almost everyone needs someone to look up to, and this trait would make you a
model for many. If your ‘yes’ is ‘yes’, and your ‘no’ is ‘no’, and your ‘7 am’
is ‘7 am’ then you’re a man of your words and people would respect you for
that. Always bear this tip in mind: never promise that which you cannot do.
3. RESPECTING OTHERS
This is probably the easiest way to win people’s respect,
but we humans sometimes don’t like the easy way when it matters. If you give
someone respect, especially without minding your level of authority then you
would automatically win that person’s respect.
4. GIVING YOUR ALL
Always give your all in everything you do, do a good job at
all times, meet the highest standards, never do a haphazard job. Put in your
best in everything you do and people would respect you.
5. ADDING VALUE
People respect others who can create or add value. Touch
lives, add value wherever you go, and you would have people’s respect. The
likes of Nelson Mandela created value and they are respected worldwide. Yes,
not everyone can be Nelson Mandela, but you have a family, you have neighbours,
a community you live in — in that close community, add value to people’s lives
and they would respect you for it.
6. HAVE A MORAL STANDARD
People might laugh this off, but standing for what’s right,
being incorruptible in what you do would make you stand out and people would
respect you for that. Many would hate you for having a moral standard, but they
would respect you still.
7. CARING ABOUT OTHERS
We live in a world where people are selfish, self-centred
and put themselves first in everything they do. Doing the opposite of that,
that is caring about people wouldn’t just make people respect you, but they
would love you as well.
8. WORK HARD
I’ve never seen a lazy man that’s respected, but I’ve seen
hard-working men and women who win the respect of people by simply working
hard. Work hard, be focused, give your all and people would respect you for
that.
Winning a person’s respect isn’t by what you say or how you
feel; it’s mostly by what you do.
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