Don’t be a mosquito
A mosquito enters a room of people only to suck something out of them.
People hate mosquitos.
It’s important to meet people, but more important to get to know them. Ask questions. Listen.
Learn what they love. Learn what they want. Figure out what you can do for them.
Relationships are reciprocal. You need to give to receive.
Don’t be a mosquito.
This is really good advice. Unfortunately the world always makes it seem like there's no time for anything. So it's sometimes hard to remember to live by this.
Its very useful to me.
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Muy buen reflexión, trato de no juzgar a las personas, pero me es muy incómodo el que existan personas que usan a otras para escalar de cualquier manera.
Your post, Derek, led me to reflect ... Indeed, often act like a mosquito. Thank you
I hate when mosquitos hi-jack a group for her own agenda, without even taking time to know what the group was talking about, when their energy level is, what their pace is for jokes and sentence length, whether they are cold or sensitive, and more. All it takes to avoid a hi-jack is being able to listen for a few minutes without jumping right in.
(As the ancient Chinese said, "When you go outdoors, look at the weather. When you come indoors, look at the faces.")
For example, I was with a random group at a long table at a convention. We were having a nice time. When a mosquito appeared, and the others enabled the hi-jacking, I immediately left. Later I heard that the group had broken up shortly afterwards. Not surprised.