How do you earn respect?

[Inthemood]

Do you feel respected? If so, was it always this way? Do you have any pearls of wisdom regarding the matter?

[yerazhishda]

Re: How do you earn respect?

How did Stalin earn respect? How does Levon earn respect?

Through fear.

[Inthemood]

Re: How do you earn respect?

How did Stalin earn respect? How does Levon earn respect?

Through fear.

Are you related to vigilante?

So, fear huh... I don't buy it and I don't think it's that simple. You don't necessarily respect the people you fear. I fear violent mental patients, I don't necessarily respect them.

[truAnatolian]

Re: How do you earn respect?

You earn respect by portraying certain qualities through your actions. Confidence, Intelligence, Wisdom, Honesty.... just a few of a number of virtues people respect. There is a fine line though, confidence-xxxxyness, Intelligence and wisdom - smugness, Honesty- Weakness.

And Stalin wasn't respected.... Those who are respected don't have their statues desecrated when they lose power.

[yerazhishda]

Re: How do you earn respect?

And Stalin wasn't respected.... Those who are respected don't have their statues desecrated when they lose power.

Those were radical Enemies of the Proletariat, not the consensus.

[Post_Blue]

Re: How do you earn respect?

you earn respect through loyalty to friends, if you have alot of friends that is

[Sip]

Re: How do you earn respect?

It depends ... you can be highly respected in some circles and not so much in others. How you earn respect is usually by:

1. Being respectful yourself. People tend to not respect those who have a very high opinion of themselves.

2. Be able to admit when you are wrong.

3. Knowing your limits. You don't have to be an expert in everything to gain respect as long as you know what you don't know (often this is not easy).

4. Understand the difference between respect and fear. People may fear you but that does not mean they respect you. Usually, posturing, threatening, aggresive behavior, and down-right rudeness can create the illusion of respect but all it really does is it hides other people's true feelings about you

[Pazooki]

Re: How do you earn respect?

I choose Fear over respect...

...cause Fear lasts longer.

[MrHyeSev]

Re: How do you earn respect?

You earn respect by treating others how you wanna be treated plain & simple.
Cause if you dont respect a person dont expect respect back.

[jgk3]

Re: How do you earn respect?

I find that when you can empathize with others whilst keeping to your values, even the blind will notice and that's good enough for me.

I also agree with Sip's take on it, every day I live and experience others in a way that seem to confirm this. Even with dogs I feel it works this way for 1 and 4.