Knowing Value = Adding Value
http://www.reactlove.com/2010/07/knowing-value-adding-value/
I have this thing that I do. Yep, just one. Shocking isn't it? Anyways, this one thing that I do is calling people by there name because it is there for everyone to see.
I worked retail a few years. During those retail years, and at all of those retail jobs, I always wore a name tag. Every now and then a customer would actually refer to me by name. Now, did they know me on an intimate level? No. But for that split second, they decided to value my position as a customer service person. Either that, or they were saying my name out loud, so that they would remember it when telling my manager how I gave them bad service.
So every time I come in contact with someone who works retail, customer service, or whomever gives me their name and/or has it displayed for me to see, I call them by it.
Why? Because I believe that when you know people's values, you can add value to them.
No matter the situation, I strive to put other people first in the way I think about the situation. When you meet people, is your first thought about what they will think of you or how you can make them feel more comfortable? At your job, do you make it an effort to make your coworkers or employees look good, or is your goal to make sure you receive your share of the credit? When you talk with people in your own family, whose best interests do you have in mind? Your answers to the above questions show where your heart is. To add value to other people, you need to put others ahead of yourself in your mind and your heart.
Don't be a snoop or stalker, but find out what other peoples needs are. How can we add value to others if we don't know what they care about? LISTEN. Ask THEM what matters to THEM, then observe them. If you can see how people spend their time and money, you will know exactly what they value. And when you know peoples values, you can add value to them. You can add value by meeting a need with worth and generosity. As soon as you realize what is meaningful to other people, do your best to meet their needs with excellence and generosity. Give others your best with no thought toward what you might receive in return.
"So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. Matthew 6: 2-4
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