Success- It's all About people - Part 1

Let's be honest about it: WE DO WANT THINGS from other people. We want other people's good will and friendship. We want their acceptance and recognition.

A businessman wants business from other people. A husband and wife want love and affection from each other. A parent wants obedience. A child wants security and love. a salesman wants other people to sign on the dotted line. A boss wants loyalty, production, cooperation. An employee wants recognition and credit for what he/she does. A customer at a restaurant wants personalize service, a guest at a hotel wants to feel home away from home.

Every normal human being wants success and happiness. Have you ever thought about the fact that other people play an important part in any real success or happiness that we enjoy? It is largely through our dealings with other people that we become successful. And regardless of what your definition of happiness may be, a little thought will convince you that your own happiness is largely dependent upon sort of relationship you have with other people.

So in any project we are involved with the amount of success we achieve will depend on the human relation skills. The real key to successful human relations is learning as much as we can about human nature as it is, not as we think it ought to be. Only when we understand just what we are dealing with are we in a position to deal with it successfully.