One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important.

One of the best ways to influence people is to make them feel important. Most people enjoy those rare moments when others make them feel important. It is one of the deepest human desires.

The more you talk about them, the more important they will feel. The more you listen to them, the more important you will make them feel.

Do more listening than talking; talk more about them than about you.