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High-status people enjoy the approval, respect, and praise of others. And that means if a behavior can get us approval, respect, and praise, we find it attractive. We are also motivated to avoid behaviors that would lower our status. We trim our hedges and mow our lawn because we don’t want to be the slob of the neighborhood. When our mother comes to visit, we clean up the house because we don’t want to be judged. We are continually wondering “What will others think of me?” and altering our behavior based on the answer.
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But his role model remained McDonald’s. Whenever stuck for an answer he would ask himself, “How would they do it?”
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You may habitually use negative qualifiers to start your sentences during meetings or performance reviews. You may even use them in brainstorming sessions, where the “no idea is a bad idea” rule is supposed to be in effect. You might not actually disagree with what others are saying. You might simply be teeing up your thoughts or trying to emphasize the importance of what you have to say. Or maybe you just say no, but, or however because you’ve gotten in the habit.
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