I once had a boss who told me the difference between the man at the top and the man at the bottom is the man at the bottom did only what he wanted to do or felt like doing. The man at the top did what he knew he had to and what no one else will. That is what the article reminded me of. It also made me think of John Bytheway's book How to be an extra-ordinary teen In there he juxtaposes what normal teens and exta-ordinary teens do. For example ordinary teens do what they are told. Extra-ordinary teens do it before they are askedd and go the exta mile.
We also discussed in class that men communicate to establish status. Women communicate to build the relationship. I thought that was quite interesting and now looking back on encounters with different friends throughout high school I find examples of these principles. Maybe that is why on average Men speek 1000 words a day and women speek 5000 words a day. Once a guy has established his status there is no more to say. There is always more talking needed to build a relationship.
