MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE MET
Take Periodically As Needed –
Quarterly Medicine For The Mind
Meeting People Where They Need To Be Met
N
ow I’m not here to beat
anyone over the head with the
Bible, but there is a verse that
is stuck in the foundation of
who I am. I’ve found it to be
the answer to almost all things “rapport:”
I HAVE BECOME
ALL THINGS TO ALL
MEN [PEOPLE], THAT
I MIGHT BY ALL
MEANS SAVE SOME.
—I CORINTHIANS
9:22 (NKJV)
What this verse is basically saying is that
in order to properly cultivate relationships,
you need to meet people where they are
as opposed as to where you want them to
be. Let’s let that sink in. This applies to all
relationships including with a spouse, child,
employee, employer, prospect and client.
Every one of us has an agenda or to-do list
at any given time. That agenda or to-do list
may include certain things that need to be
accomplished at certain times in order for
us to reach whatever goal we have set for
ourselves. Th