Pick one - Liked Vs Respected.
I love asking these questions and hearing people's perspective.

After thinking about this a lot, I have come to feel that the two rarely happen together at the same time. 

I belong to the group of liked a lot of times. Though I have often seen that as a strength, I now have started to value execution over being liked. It is often more expensive to chase being liked - both in terms of time and energy. In an interesting FB group comment, someone explained that saying NO is a decision but saying YES is a responsibility. I loved that way of seeing YES/NO decisions. Saying YES is an easy way to get liked but is an expensive, long term commitment for a short term gain. 

So if you haven't guessed, I now value respected over liked. Maybe because I see it as being the harder one of the two. In addition, being respected required more discipline and consistency.

I am a believer of the need for empathy, for knowing how to work with people and emotional intelligence. However, if I had to choose between either being liked or respected, I think respect is what makes sense as I get older. 

What would you pick?