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Having Trouble Earning Respect From Others? These 7 Simple Behaviors Could Explain It

October 2, 2023 · Expert Tips
Earning Respect From Others
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Your confidence is low

Isn’t status a weird thing? Yes, sometimes it’s defined by your attractiveness, wealth, or competence. But usually, it’s far more subtle than that. Have you ever just met someone who instantly controls the room? Everyone seems to be eating out of the palm of their hand.

Why is this happening and how are they earning respect from others? Well, the truth is that a lot of our status in life comes from confidence. Others notice when we walk in with our heads held high, acting like we belong.

When we act like we deserve someone else’s attention, time, and respect, people are likelier to think we do too. Your lack of confidence could be giving out a low-status energy. And in general, we humans are good at tapping into the vibes that people are sending out.

Unfortunately, if you believe you are “nobody” and undeserving, some people may treat you that way too. Confidence isn’t a personality trait you have or don’t have. It’s a learned behavior. And you can work on building your confidence over time.

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15 responses to “Having Trouble Earning Respect From Others? These 7 Simple Behaviors Could Explain It”

  1. Erika says:
    April 28, 2024 at 3:16 pm

    Great advice!! Wish a few people I know would read it.

    Reply
  2. Burt Fieser says:
    April 29, 2024 at 1:04 pm

    Finding the rest of the article is complex and I couldn’t find it, wish I could have.

    Reply
  3. Maximo Zapata says:
    April 29, 2024 at 4:28 pm

    Pretty interesting and valuable.

    Reply
  4. Victor Lange says:
    May 2, 2024 at 2:12 am

    This was quite interesting. And if wanting and valuing respect from others is your goal, then I think it could be quite helpful. It does ignore one basic point however. You have to WANT to be respected and desire respect from others. There are many people who socially function very well without this need. I’ve always believed respecting myself to be more important.

    Reply
  5. Mary Reed says:
    May 3, 2024 at 9:05 pm

    Just give the 7 behaviours!

    Reply
  6. Madge Geiszler says:
    May 14, 2024 at 1:26 am

    Think you left out a very important one for us seniors. Just being old often makes a person irrelevant. Not just speaking for myself but have watched others even very interesting people being dismissed while others go on talking about themselves.

    Reply
  7. Tiffany Catellier says:
    May 15, 2024 at 1:23 pm

    Why don’t you make customer services of some companies that use AI robots instead of humans read this? They need to!

    Reply
  8. John T O'Rourke says:
    February 4, 2025 at 7:01 pm

    Excellent and true comments.

    Reply
  9. Feral Tomm says:
    February 5, 2025 at 4:34 am

    Bah! NONESENSE! What a loada—-!

    Folks with integrity can just BE themselves and don’t need to give nor take any ass-kissing. If you have integrity, you don’t NEED a fan club.

    I get along by myself just fine—I WON’T BE INDUCTED INTO PECKING ORDERS UNLESS IT IS ASSERTED THAT I AM AT THE TOP!! Yeah. it saves me a lot of time and trouble to just avoid—-
    * PREDATORS
    * PARASITES
    * OPPORTUNISTS
    * MANIPULATORS
    * DRUG CRAZED
    * CRIMINALLY INSANE
    * SEX MANIACS
    * SATANS LEGIONS OF FLUNKIES
    * AND HOSTS OF OTHER UNSAVORY TYPES

    Sighhhhh—When you have inner peace—WHAT ELSE IS THERE??

    This timely advice given freely by your favorite Sage—Feral Tomm

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    • Angela Lalko says:
      February 9, 2025 at 5:28 am

      Now THAT was well said and thank you for putting it out there!

      Reply
    • Adele Vaverchak says:
      February 12, 2025 at 9:04 pm

      I agree. Too many people have no integrity these days, The narcissists alone are hard to read. Two different people. They show the world their mask of who they want you to believe they are, while hiding their true selves underneath.. You got to be a well educated person to navigate this new world of ME ME ME entitled society. Another reason its best to not participate. People today are evil and I am not catering to their mental illnesses.

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    • Adele Vaverchak says:
      February 12, 2025 at 9:14 pm

      I agree. People today have no integrity and society has a whole lot of mental issues. Old school was best. No one has taught their kids what they need to succeed in life. Generations of entitled brats and people broken from childhood grow up to be narcissists who prey on others disguised by their mask of deceit.

      Reply
  10. Odddave says:
    February 5, 2025 at 7:19 am

    #1 Honesty, was spot on but the rest of this article soon fell apart. You have to build trust with others before the reward of their respect is earned. This takes time.

    Trust is earned by developing and demonstrating certain traits. These include; honor, honesty, integrity, and treating others with respect. Having the courage to do the right thing, a commitment to taking care of the people around you, and making things better for everyone.

    These are the things that leaders do.

    Reply
  11. Angela Lalko says:
    February 9, 2025 at 7:09 am

    Now THAT was well said and thank you for putting it out there!

    Reply
  12. tom watson says:
    March 2, 2025 at 10:30 pm

    To Feral Tom: You may have intgrity, but you come across as hostile, obnoxious.

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