What I see a lot of people doing:

• Trying to get others to take an interest in them, but not making any effort to take an interest in others.


• Talking and trying to get others to listen, but not listening to others.


• Trying to hide their mistakes, instead of acknowledging and apologizing for them.


• Expending tons of energy to get other people to change their minds, but expending almost none trying to change their own.

Do the former and you're a statistic. Do the latter and you become valuable.