People. Not clients. Not vendors. Not followers. Not titles. People.

A title is a shortcut. A name and awareness of a rich and complex life are the bigger truth.

CFO. Customer. Receptionist. Driver. Housekeeper. Coach. Teacher. These words tell you what someone does. They say very little about who someone is.

Joshua Creekson is a carpenter. He is also a real estate agent. But before either of those, he is Joshua. A man with a full life. Mornings that belong to him. People who love him. A history no title can hold. Hopes. Fears. Doubts. Dreams. 365 degrees of a self living life moment to moment.

We meet people through their work and functions. The person who fixes the roof. The person who manages the money. The person who drives the car. The person who waters your potted plants. It is easy, efficient, and it is incomplete.

Every label is a door that opens onto a much bigger room. Walk through it. Hope to see the whole person standing there — not the role they perform for you, but the life they carry when the work is being done. That’s empathy.

This is not politeness. This is respect. Respect means refusing to reduce someone to their usefulness alone.

Give each person the dignity they deserve, which is one of our deepest human desires and fundamental needs, required for who they are, what they do, and why they do it.

It is the same choice at the heart of Vintageing. As people age, they are told that a number defines them— “young,” “old,” “past our prime.” Sagerism says no. A person is never just their stage of life. A person is never just their job title, either.

See the person first. Let the title, skills, and experience follow.

Joshua is a human being—a person. He is a carpenter and real estate agent and…

Thanks – Michael (he, him)

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This also matters – Respect for People and Things.

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