Myint Soe Hlaing - First Class Man

Everyone has potential.

Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat him as he could be, and he will become as he should be.

Jimmy Johnson

If you treat a person as they are, they will not grow from their roots. Treat them as they are, and they will become what they are meant to be.

Jimmy Johnson

They say, "Don't underestimate a person, don't overestimate them, try to treat them as they are." Yes, that's right. If you underestimate a person, your way of talking about them becomes like you want to belittle them. If you underestimate them too much, you can say things like, "It's useless. Even a grown man won't be able to change his whole life." Well... If you overestimate a person, you tend to remember that person as if they were a piece of gold in your eyes, and everything they say and do is flawless.

So, one day, the person who thought that he would never be born will become brilliant, and his golden body will fall down to the ground. At that time, they will bring various positive and negative signs, but I will sit there and live a life of zero value in dealing with them. I will no longer be able to relate to anyone. Therefore, if a person is bad, I know that he is bad, if he is good, I know that he is good, and treating him according to his own merits can be said to be a way of controlling and not going too far.

But a person named Jimmy Johnson made a statement that disagreed with that relationship model.

" If you treat a person as they are, they will not grow from their roots. Treat them as they are, and they will become what they are meant to be."

This is a good thing to think about. As I said earlier, if we treat each other as they are, then maybe it won't happen. But this relationship will be a pure and innocent relationship. It is not a warm and supportive relationship, a relationship that encourages each person to grow and develop, to develop good potential, and to be able to express themselves.

In fact, we need to consider a person's potential. Not by comparing their current situation with the standard that we have set for ourselves, but by looking at where they are strong from their perspective and their situation. We need to be able to anticipate and see what is possible.

For example, a person may want to be a high school student. He may want to be a junior employee of a company. His current position is not very big. However, the education level, position level, and responsibilities of a person cannot determine a person's potential. A high school student may be better at reading than a university graduate. He may be excellent at sports. Although he is an ordinary clerk, he has a good sense of proportion and is more skillful in negotiation than some people who have already achieved a position. A young employee may also want to see more profit than a manager when considering sales and purchasing. These are potentials. But these potentials will not appear spontaneously and will not appear at random. You have to give him a chance to see what he can become one day.

When you see him, treat him as he deserves. He will be what he is meant to be, Jimmie Johnson assured me. I would like to add one thing here. The ability to assess a person's potential means that when it comes to a potential, what he has to show is less, and what he sees is more.

You have to have a broad perspective. You have to have a big attitude. You have to want the other person to improve. That way, you will see the potential. If you see it, then let him discover it when the opportunity arises. If you are successful in this way by allowing him to show his potential, there is a saying that he should remember. It was said by Paul Duffy.

A truly great person is the one who gives you a chance

           " The only truly great person in the world is the one who allows himself to be turned around."

So, when opportunities open up for you because of him, never forget his kindness for the rest of your life. Focus on finding opportunities to be kind to the other person. If you treat them well, they will respond well.

In fact, everyone is born with their own potential.