“[T]o teach people how to treat you, you do not begin with them, you begin with yourself,” said Wiseheart. Morgan agreed: “The way you believe about and treat yourself sets the standard for others on how you demand to be treated.
Here are nine important principles to remember about how to treat others: 1. Instead of judging people by their past, stand by them and help them build their future. Everyone has a past. Some are a source of pride, and others are best left behind.
Acknowledge each person’s basic dignity. Have empathy for every person’s life situation. Listen to and encourage each other’s opinions and input. Validate other people’s contributions.
Builds Positive Relationships: Treating people how you would like to be treated means that they will reciprocate the feeling (in the majority of cases). This builds up trust and safety and in turn, strong and positive relationships Feel Good About Ourselves: When we treat people well we have a satisfaction that we know we have done the right thing.