Topic: Plan With Others In Mind

We live in a short-sighted world. We live in a selfish world. The plans we make are too often "our" plans and not necessarily the plans others would make or would carry out. When you make plans, taking into account the wants and needs of others is critically important. Small gestures of consideration on your part can make even the most difficult plans work well. What causes so many mistakes and plans to go wrong are not adversities falling out of the sky, but human beings whose wants and needs were not considered or accounted for in advance. The human factor, the human feelings getting hurt or ignored, the human ideas pushed aside, and the mistakes made in not accounting for our human ability to be selfish and mistake ridden causes many problems. When you make any kind of plans involving other persons make sure their needs are recognized and their positive contributions rewarded. When you make plans, take into account the need of others to be accepted and take into account the need of others to feel competent and worthy. When you make these kinds of plans with this much consideration for others, their behavior will likely reflect their appreciation for your thoughtfulness.

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