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Encouraging others

When visiting with a friend yesterday, somehow we ended up talking about encouragement. Encouraging others means giving support, hope and/or advice to someone. 

Now how does one usually provide encouragement? One article states to stay away from encouraging by telling them to use gratitude as a tool or weapon. The author makes a valid point: empathy in that case is much better indeed.

But let’s take another example. How do we react towards a client who needs to pay, while we ourselves are in a bind? You also know for a fact, that this client also is facing many challenges. So then, how do we react in such a case?

I found that encouraging them to do better at their work, actually helps me as well in the end, because they then go out and work harder to find the money to pay me, AND they come back for more of my services.

One case of different encouragement is for example encouraging my sons to experiment with everything, and learning to fail. The earlier they learn that failing is an okay part of life in order to grow, the better it is for them. Can’t deny that it hurts my heart but it’s the best thing I can think of for them to grow as human beings.

Encouraging others comes in many forms and sizes. It’s up to us to recognize the opportunity, and use it too. You never know how you might have made someone’s day just by telling them they have a beautiful smile. 

So now it’s Christmas season. All the more for you to go out there and encourage your peeps. The type of community we will therefore create would be awesome sauce. So are we ready? Let’s GO! As usual tell us what you think!