If you carry High Credibility & Respect (C&R) in the minds of others for you… then you save time!
Your proposals, suggestions, points, ideas are readily accepted and implemented on. Low C&R, and you may find yourself struggling to convince people. Going back & forth. Facing objections, excuses.
Even when you do manage to persuade them to do a task for you, you will find yourself ‘following up’ with people. Some times several rounds of follow ups. “Have you done this yet?” That can be frustrating. That is Stress! But with High C&R, you will be amazed to find how quickly people align with you. Not only that… in fact they are eager to work with you.
And surprise, surprise… they are offering “Discretionary Effort”.
That is the Magic, the Power of building your C&R!
This also applies in your Life as well. Whether your Spouse/child if offering you Discretionary Effort, or doing 'just enough' to get by?
That depends on your C&R. Think about it.