If you are going to work with people successfully, you’ve got to first know the bounds of what is acceptable water cooler gossip. You’ve got to put the group first and not your own ambitions. You’ve got to have a full understanding and practice give and take with the people you are working with.
If you want to use any of these things, understand that it’s really simple manners. You’ve got to understand that the “show” doesn’t start, operate, and stop successfully with a member who won’t perform as a unit. You’ve got to be a functioning gear in the machine and not a try to blaze your own path, you’ll be known around work as dysfunctional and will often have your ideas dismissed if and when you do try to become a part of the group.
This article and responses are RichardStep visitor submissions and are about as raw and down-to-Earth as we can get, folks. Keep this in mind as there are varying opinions, ages, and stations in life represented. In the end, there are always some good hints, tips, and advice nuggets to grab from it all.
Working With People
- Make the best of what you have left. Don’t lite other people put you down.
- Never tell people about your past always keep moving forward
- A ship in harbor is always safe, but that’s not what ships are for. Take opportunities that come to you, and seize the moment. Keep humanity in scope and be a good person.
- I would tell people to live there life as they wanted to because you only die once and it’s your life live it as you please.
- Don’t put all your trust into people, they will @#$% you over eventually
- Your decisions have a greater impact on others than what you will ever realize.
- Don’t let anyone bring you down, make your choices depending on your values, respect others like you would want to be respected.
- Get to know people of different sizes, shapes, and colors.
- I would tell a young adult to be kind in everything they do.
- Focus on what they want to do, not what others want them to do.
- Be nice to everyone you meet because you never know when you’re going to need that person
- You can achieve anything, I’m an example of that, I was a poor nobody.
- Give people a break…don’t find fault in everything…let it go
- Have trust in everything that you do. One’s life depends on himself, people may offer their opinions but the final decision would lie on the person himself.
- I would say to find out what you’re best at and find out how to help others with that specific thing you are best at.
- Be honest & have integrity in your thoughts and your decisions. People will know they can trust and depend on you.
- Take care of your body/health because without your health, you are nothing.
- Treat other people the way you want to be treated.
- Don’t let anyone influence or dictate your decisions. Move at your own pace and don’t do anything you don’t want just to satisfy someone .
- Help the people that are unseen and ignored. Make everyone know someone cares about them
- Be the best you can be and don’t let anyone stop you
- Never let ANYONE bring you down from reaching where YOU want to be
- Take every chance you get and don’t let anyone hold you back.
- Take People with you. There is so much more you can accomplish when other people on a team come beside you. The synergy of the team is greater than the sum of their strengths
- Don’t let anyone tell you cannot do something. you can do anything.
- I would tell them that helping others and contributing and affecting other lives than their own ensures that when they die they are not really gone, but live on in the memories of the people whose lives they touched. Helping others means we will never be alone, because in our hour of need there will surely then be someone around to help us.
- Forgive people but don’t forget what they are capable of
- Always stand up for being you. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
- Do not let anyone tell you that you can’t do something.
- Always do what feels right, not what others tell you to do. You are the only you and no one can take that away so be proud of your actions and of who you are!
- I would tell my daughter never to let anyone stand the way of what she wants to do.
- Go to as many festivals as possible and start to see people for who they are.
- Be honest, people will not trust you if you are not honest.
- Do whatever you want to do. Live to the fullest and being humble to other mankind.
- People do not always remember what you do or say, they remember how you made them feel.
- Don’t let anybody tell you that you aren’t good enough to do anything
- Live your everyday like the last day, and cherish all the opportunity and people around you.
- What makes a difference to people’s lives are not the talent but how much you are driven to that.
- I would say to be strong and humble. do your best to be empathetic for others and always do your best when accomplishing tasks.
- One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself.
- To be aware of their being and to respect the beings of others.
- The only thing that matters is how you treat other people.
- Do you and don’t care for what anyone else says.
- Use your creativity and intelligence to the fullest degree to make a positive impact in people’s lives.
- Treat others the way you would want to be treated.
- If i was on my death bed and i needed to give advice to a young teen than I’d tell him/her that to always do your best to never stop trying and to always prove people wrong because doing those things will help you in life and to never be behind from others to be strong even if you are not well. Always be brave and always do what you want in life have a career that you want to the die you pass away and not be influenced by negative people.
- Remember that it is your journey to have and conquer and there are people in your life who will support you through your decisions good and bad and still stand by you at the end of the day if you let them. Make clear choices and accept the consequences.
- When you have a difficult decision to make, consider the impact on you first and then make sure you have considered the impact on others.
- Do what you want to do, but not at the cost of hurting others in the process.
- Do what you want to do, be your own person and don’t let other people tell you what to do. You’re the only one in control of your own destiny, so make it what you want it to be.
- Don’t let anyone put you down set a goal and go do it
- Bring happiness to others’ lives is the same as creating happiness for your own self
- It’s not all about you. Make choices that impact others in a positive way and you will feel better too.
- Be kind and civil. It can benefit you and those around you in unexpected ways.
- Always be the best that you can be. Do more than what is expected of you. Help somebody every chance you get, never walk away from someone who is in need of your help.
- Be strong and brave to get everything you want. Don’t be too straight forwarded, don’t be hurry. Step by Step, Keep trying, focus on what you really want, ignore the other people’s opinions. It’s your life.
- Pretend all you problems are puzzles (the fun kind). Once you’ve disconnected the stress from them, solve away.
- You were the last one i chose to speak to, you are important, whether you know it or not, people do care, so show others you do to but make sure you make the most of life
- People in life are going to hurt you but forgive them because it is essential to your growth.
- You can get more with honey, than with vinegar. You can get more with honey, than with vinegar. People need to be nicer.
- People are generally good- they want to help you. Go away and meet new people and explore new cultures.
- Be kind…everyone is fighting a hard battle. Try to see things from other people’s perspectives.
- Be real and don’t give excuses. you will get allot farther in life as the people that count usually can pick up on people who just tell them whatever they want to hear.
- Communicate with lots of people, make friends as soon as possible
- Don’t too hard on people, but also do not be a push over because everyone has difficulties just like you. Everyone is going to let you down, but remember that they are not perfect just as you are not, because you let those people down too.
- Do something every day that challenges you to be a better human being.
- The worst moments in life will be forgotten if you get up and laugh about it and then go show the people who didn’t help you, how amazing you actually are.
- Don’t let anybody tell you who you are because you know who you are not anybody else.
- Appreciate your surroundings, don’t take anything for granted or anyone because they/ it can be gone in the blink of an eye. Don’t be so uptight, breathe a little and relax.
- Be kind. He who is deprived of kindness is without goodness; being kind is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.
- Do good to others. Be genuine in your dealings with people. Be extra good to those who are good to you.
- Always do what you feel is right, don’t let other people determine what kind of life you have to live. I find personal achievements more important than living up to some society’s standards.
- I would tell them to keep pushing in what they do no matter what. There will always be someone there to bring them down or things will look bad but if you keep pushing you can overcome anything. I would also tell them to meet as many people as they can.
- Be trustworthy and honest with other people; you’ll get the people that you want to have in your life.
- Be open to all ideas and appreciate every human being.
- You don’t have to do something huge and great to help someone. Instead of waiting for the perfect moment to carry out your destiny, focus on the everyday occurrences, and take pleasure in the small things of life. Focus on your relationships with other people and make them as deep and meaningful as you can.
- Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
- To always treat people the way you would always expect to be treated
- Did I make a difference? Have I made a significant impact on the lives of the people I have met and influenced?
- Always treat people with respect and dignity, when people don’t treat you in the same fashion don’t stoop to their level. Live life with integrity and honesty.
- Treat people around you as best as you can because if you treat them well, then you will get treated well in return.
- Treat others the way you would like to be treated and look for ways to serve.
- Be who you want, and do what you want and need, but don’t let people’s bulls#$% get to you, life’s too short to be focused on what other people are doing.
- Drugs will get you nothing but trouble. Find a way to help the people around you veer away from Drugs and Alcohol.
- Make friends with true, genuine people. Don’t worry about who is cool or “having the most fun.” Find people who like you for who you are.
- I would say treat life like a duck; water off a duck’s back. Don’t let other people get you down.
- Don’t worry what others want you to be, keep your head up and be who you are.
- Find inspiration and inspire others to strive for their aspirations and be the best they can be.
- When you are on your deathbed; how do you want others to remember you?
- Nobody should ever tell you that can’t do it. If you want something, go and get it.
- Don’t let other people’s opinions of you define you and what you do.
- Be kind to everyone, do onto others as you would want them to do on to you.
- Take care of your body. It’s the only thing you will always have.
- Do what you want not what others want/do because you only have one chance and once that chance is gone it’s gone forever and forgotten about.
- Do what you know is right. not what people tell you decide what your fact is not them.
- One life live it. Because too many people go about their lives in a haze.
- My one piece of advice to that young adult would be to do what you want to do and live how you want to live. Don’t let people bring you down and live by your own philosophy.
- DO TODAY what others WON’T. So TOMORROW you can DO what others CAN’T
- Do what you want no matter what people tell you.
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