Getting People To Do What You Want

Now that can be a real chore! Especially in this age of "What's in it for me?" And that, my friend, is also the answer.

Every one of us has needs and desires. We want to be recognized. We want to feel important. And we want to get ahead. Knowing this, the best way to get people to do what you want is to help them to get what they want.

If you help a person feel important, he will value you, and will be more apt to do what you want. If you recognize their accomplishments, they will respect your opinion, and be more inclined to help you. And if you help them to get what they want, they will need you, and will more likely help you succeed, because his own success has become tied to you.

Hm-m-m. It seems that perhaps the Bible may have something there - you know, the part about "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." Even if you are not Christian, or even religious, you can still find all the secrets to success in the Good Book.