{"id":11025,"date":"2020-09-30T07:37:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T11:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=11025"},"modified":"2020-09-30T07:37:28","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T11:37:28","slug":"a-respectful-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=11025","title":{"rendered":"a respectful reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>First, some wise teaching\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/strong> by Steven R. Covey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Be Proactive.<\/li><li>Begin with the End in Mind.<\/li><li>First Things First.<\/li><li>Think Win-Win.<\/li><li>Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood.<\/li><li>Synergize!<\/li><li>Sharpen the Saw; Growth.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Win Friends &amp; Influence People<\/strong> by Dale Carnegie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Don&#8217;t Criticize, Condemn or Complain.<\/li><li>Give Honest, Sincere, Appreciation.<\/li><li>Arouse In The Other Person An Eager Want.<\/li><li>Become Genuinely Interested In Other People.<\/li><li>Smile.<\/li><li>Remember That A Person&#8217;s Name Is To That Person The Sweetest And Most Important Sound In Any Language.<\/li><li>Be A Good Listener. Encourage Others To Talk About Themselves.<\/li><li>Talk In Terms Of The Other Person&#8217;s Interests.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Make The Other Person Feel Important &#8211; And Do It Sincerely.&nbsp;<\/li><li>The Only Way To Get The Best Of An&nbsp;Argument&nbsp;Is To Avoid It.<\/li><li>Show Respect For The Other Person&#8217;s Opinion. Never Say, &#8220;You&#8217;re Wrong.&#8221;<\/li><li>If You Are Wrong Admit It Quickly And Emphatically.<\/li><li>Begin In A Friendly Manner.<\/li><li>Get The Other Person Saying &#8220;Yes, Yes.\u201d<\/li><li>Let The Other Person Do A Great Deal Of The Talking.<\/li><li>Let The Other Person Feel That The Idea Is His Or Hers.<\/li><li>Try Honestly To See Things From The Other Person&#8217;s Point Of View.<\/li><li>Be Sympathetic With The Other Person&#8217;s Ideas And Desires.<\/li><li>Appeal To The Nobler Motives.<\/li><li>Dramatize Your Ideas.<\/li><li>Throw Down A Challenge.<\/li><li>Begin With Praise And Honest Appreciation.<\/li><li>Call Attention To People&#8217;s Mistakes Indirectly.<\/li><li>Talk About Your Own Mistakes Before Criticizing The Other Person.<\/li><li>Ask Questions Instead Of Giving Direct Orders.<\/li><li>Let The Other Person Save Face.<\/li><li>Praise The Slightest Improvement And Praise Every Improvement. Be &#8220;Hearty In Your Approbation And Lavish In Your Praise.\u201d<\/li><li>Give The Other Person A Fine Reputation To Live Up To.<\/li><li>Use Encouragement. Make The Fault Seem Easy To Correct.<\/li><li>Make The Other Person Happy About Doing&nbsp;The&nbsp;Thing You Suggest.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <strong>Book of Philippians<\/strong> by the Apostle Paul:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAre your hearts tender and compassionate? Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Don\u2019t be selfish; don\u2019t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don\u2019t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then one comment about last night\u2019s presidential debate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I didn\u2019t see any of the above.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friends, I\u2019m not concerned about Nov. 3rd. I\u2019m concerned about what comes after and what our leaders model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m concerned about how we treat each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Respectfully\u2026 always\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First, some wise teaching\u2026 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven R. Covey: Be Proactive. Begin with the End in Mind. First Things First. Think Win-Win. Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood. Synergize! Sharpen the Saw; Growth. How to Win Friends &amp; Influence People by Dale Carnegie: Don&#8217;t Criticize, Condemn or &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/?p=11025\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;a respectful reaction&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11025","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11025","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11025"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11025\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11040,"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11025\/revisions\/11040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11025"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11025"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intramuralist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11025"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}