The Key to Success
I was asked the following by an associate: What is the key to success: Persuading a person or Making a person cooperate? Well here is my Honest opinion:
The key to a successful enterprise is neither persuasion or forcing cooperation. The true key to cooperation is Teaching. If you have persuaded a person to follow your lead or do your bidding, they are more likely to question their own actions. Is this the best thing for me? Should I be doing this? Is there something better? All these questions and more will slow, if not stop, their actions.
If you are forcing cooperation you will have to continue applying that force until you get what you want. The person will not whole heartedly work with you. They will resent you. They will attempt to regain their own freedom.
Teach a person and they will freely give themselves to your cause. Lay the information out for him/her. Show him/her the logic of your thoughts. Let him/her taste your passion and catch his/her soul aflame. Let him/her take that final step to the only valid conclusion: Your way is right.
Your most powerful advocate is the converted. Careful though, this is not for the person that is incapable of examining themselves. If you can not reach someone with your message you should re-examine it yourself.
The key to a successful enterprise is neither persuasion or forcing cooperation. The true key to cooperation is Teaching. If you have persuaded a person to follow your lead or do your bidding, they are more likely to question their own actions. Is this the best thing for me? Should I be doing this? Is there something better? All these questions and more will slow, if not stop, their actions.
If you are forcing cooperation you will have to continue applying that force until you get what you want. The person will not whole heartedly work with you. They will resent you. They will attempt to regain their own freedom.
Teach a person and they will freely give themselves to your cause. Lay the information out for him/her. Show him/her the logic of your thoughts. Let him/her taste your passion and catch his/her soul aflame. Let him/her take that final step to the only valid conclusion: Your way is right.
Your most powerful advocate is the converted. Careful though, this is not for the person that is incapable of examining themselves. If you can not reach someone with your message you should re-examine it yourself.
posted by Zanla | 4:04 AM
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