43. Being a Brave Encourager and Pulling the Gold with our Words

We all want encouragement from others and the gold pulled and spoken to us. Are we doing it for ourself and others? Do you really know how to powerfully encourage and pull the gold from others? What about in difficult situations when the person in front of you is clearly not making healthy choices. In this episode I talk about the basics of how to encourage, to how to flip difficult situations, pulling the gold, giving yourself grace for the timing, using your story and encouraging other through growth. I also give specific examples of “how to” and words that can be very powerful to encourage and pull the gold from yourself and others. You were made to be a brave encourager!

11 Steps to becoming a brave encourager:

 

1. Start with the non-verbal basics – smile, nod and talk with others.

 

1. Validate and empathize – validation acknowledges what the other person says,

 

1. Give Simple Compliments

 

1. Beyond the Basics –See the Gold

• Flip “the Reality” in Front of Your Eyes

• Encourage Through Growth

• Be All In

• Give yourself grace with timing

• Go Big

• Use Your Story

• Specific Encouraging Words

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