“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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In Your Own Words…
In your own words, what is the main idea of the quote above by the 19th century German poet and playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe?
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” (Albert Einstein)
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Getting Personal
What is the effect on people when they are not treated with respect?
How does treating people with respect help them to become more capable of being who they can be?
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INSIGHTS for SUCCESS
“If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.” (John W. Gardner)
“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.” (Henry Ford)
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