This content was created by Brian Tracy. This content was uploaded by Brian Tracy. This is a YouTube video titled "How To Make Others Feel Important" created on January 28, 2013, featuring Brian Tracy discussing the importance of listening attentively to others to boost their self-esteem and value.
The great secret of human success throughout the ages is to make other people feel important to raise their self esteem and self value. And do you know the one thing that you can do to build someone's self esteem? It has been said that wrapped attention is the highest form of flattery. When you listen intently to another person and it's clear that you genuinely care about what that other person is saying, his or her self esteem goes up. When you listen, his or her feeling of personal value increases. He or she feels more worthwhile and important as a human being. You can actually make another person feel terrific about himself or herself by listening in a warm, genuine, caring way to everything he or she has to say. Listening builds self esteem in the person who is being listened to. When a man or woman go out for the first time, they spend an inordinate amount of time talking and listening to each other. They look into each other's eyes and they hang on every word. They are each fascinated by the personality of the other person. The more each listens to the other, the more positive and happy each of them feel and the stronger becomes the bonds of affection between them. Now the opposite of listening is ignoring. You always listen to that or who you most value. You always ignore that which you devalue. The fastest way to turn a person off to hurt their feelings and to make them feel slighted and angry is to simply ignore what they are saying or interrupt them in the middle of a thought. Ignoring or interrupting is the equivalent of an emotional slap in the face. Men especially have to be careful about their natural desire to make a remark or an observation in the middle of a conversation, especially when talking to a woman. So one of the ways that you can make others feel important is to listen attentively to what he or she says. Also, you can avoid interrupting the other person by slowing down and pausing for a few moments after he or she has stopped speaking. Thank you for viewing this video on how to make others feel important by listening intently to them when they speak. If you enjoyed this video, please press the like button below and click on the link on the screen to subscribe to my channel.
