Don’t think only about your own affairs,
but be interested in others too.
—Philippians 2:4 NLT
You’ve seen people who enter a room pompously: “Here I am!”
And you’ve seen people who enter a room modestly: “There you are! So glad to see you.”
Back-to-back Prime Ministers Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone accompanied the same distinguished lady to dinner—Gladstone one evening; Disraeli the next.
Asked her impressions of these prominent men, she said, “When I left the dining room after sitting next to Mr. Gladstone, I thought he was the cleverest man in England; after sitting next to Mr. Disraeli, I thought I was the cleverest woman in England.”
What impression do you leave with people? Do they come away thinking about how important you are? Or do they come away impressed by how important you made them feel?
“People may forget what you say,” said Maya Angelou, “but they will never forget how you made them feel.”
How do you make people feel about themselves?