Respect Is Earned. Not Commanded, Not Demanded

"Self Esteem - How To Gain Respect" By Jason Osborn

If you have a bad self-esteem but you want to gain respect, there is one simple thing that you can do to help. Before I tell you what that is let me ask you a question. Have you ever found yourself doing things out of character when you are around people who make you feel uncomfortable?

Don’t worry if you have because you are not alone. Most people have done this several times in their life. However, the key to gaining respect from people is to just be you. Now this is where most people will begin to argue that if they were themselves they would make complete fools out of themselves. So instead they act like something else and still make a fool out of themselves. Seems kind of strange doesn’t it?

Lao-Tzu once said, ‘When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you.’ The first thing you have to do to make this statement true is to begin believing in yourself. As you begin to believe in yourself then your self-esteem will also begin to increase. As your self-esteem increases then you will be able to be yourself no matter who you are around. Once you are comfortable with yourself then all sorts of people will respect you for who you are.

So the next time that you want to gain someone’s respect, just start by being yourself. Once you have done this a few times this will give you additional boosts in your self-esteem and, before you know it, not only will your self-esteem be higher than ever before but you will have the respect of many of the people around you.

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