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Whenever we say something like, “I really like Bob. He’s friendly and intelligent. The world would be a better place if there were more people like him.” What we’re actually saying is, “Bob really likes me. He thinks I’m friendly and intelligent. He thinks the world of me.”

On the flip side whenever we say to ourselves, “I’m not a fan of Bob. He seems like a real jerk.” That’s normally because we sense that Bob thinks we’re a jerk.

As sad as it is, we tend to take our cue of how we feel about others, from how we perceive they feel about us. It’s like we walk around with some sort of radar that’s constantly pinging the question, do you like me? Until we get that question answered by an individual, we keep the jury out on them.

Be a person who makes the first move. Choose to see the good in other people and love them for it. Not only is it the right and decent thing to do, I think you’ll find a growing number of people who have nothing but good things to say about you. Why? They trust you would do the same for them.

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