Manners

I read a great article by L. Ron Hubbard today on manners.

Mr. Hubbard talks in detail about what manners really are. This includes having a very good communication cycle i.e. getting your communication across and more importantly listening very well and acknowledging the other person you're listening to for what they have to say.

Along with good communication, including listening well! is seeing the importance of the other person. People are important and should be acknowledged for who and what they are and what they are doing. You can make great friends by being a good listener and seeing the importance of the person in front of you and what they are doing in life.

A third part of manners is observing the customs and "rituals" of a society. Yes, in our western culture we do have our customs and "niceties."

There have been best sellers written just on the successful actions of saying please and thank you and other good manners one of which was Robert Fulghum's " All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten."

Good manners are a great step towards success. You can read more about communication and success here.

Good luck and thanks!