Encouragement
^ from: (LinkedIn) - Give others confidence by encouraging them. You can help lift the spirits of others which, in turn, will make others better in the long run.
Let me set up a scene for you. You meet someone for the first time ever. The person in question doesn't know you and doesn't seem like someone who would cause trouble. What do you tell this person? Do you tell him/her:
A.) You are an amazing individual capable of amazing things.
Or do you tell that person:
B.) You are a failure in society and life, and I hope you never succeed.
The ones who respond to "A" are those who see promise in others and want to encourage them to do well. Those who respond "B" have no compassion or perhaps can't see the good in others. Encouragement helps us to realize there are people out there who have their best interests in mind
Encouragement: A Blogging Project.
As someone who follows fashion blogs, I have had the opportunity to reach out to different fashion bloggers and fashion personalities online. The goal was to personally extend my respect to others. What I did was offer E-Mails to various personalities I am most fond of. Reactions to others ranged from deep thanks to those having a bit more respect for me. I want to encourage others because I know others can be better. If some are already good, I want them to be better. I also want to prove that I am caring and sincere when offering compliments (and even constructive criticism). I know everyone has the potential to be amazing. All I want to do is offer the first steps towards helping individuals realize their amazing abilities. If I didn't see such potential, I wouldn't care for certain individuals.I was pleased I was able to make people feel compelled to keep making content ranging from blog posts to fashion outfits. When you encourage someone, you mean something to others. So encouraged individuals keep providing content as well as improving their skills. I never want people whom I believe in to stop doing what they love. I want the best for everyone- even for some people I may not like or overly hate.
What can encouragement do for others? Read the next section for some examples.
Encouragement Examples
To help in explaining encouragement further, I will provide examples.
Encouragement Example: Attractive Female.
Imagine a female who is looking to be taken by a handsome gentleman. Or if you prefer same-sex relationships, let's say she is looking to win the heart of another female. Anyhow, this hypothetical female dresses up attractively in hopes of being taken. She smiles sweetly. She has confidence in herself and her personality. Then... she fails to be acknowledged and respected. This female would be overly disappointed and feels she expended her resources and skills... only to come up short. But at one point, imagine someone comes up to her and compliments her loveliness- both outside and inside. The feeling of being respected [finally] is grounds for her to feel loved. This is what she wanted, and she got what she was looking for.When you set yourself to have certain goals and finally have someone recognize your situation and acts towards it, it is an amazing feeling to be encouraged. This female who was encouraged helps her feel better able to live life. And who knows? Maybe that female could date or even marry that individual who encouraged her. Never know...
Encouragement Example: Small Business.
We all know it can be difficult trying to make money and gain traffic. Imagine encouragement for a small business. Small businesses can range from us bloggers to actual business owners. Imagine a small business is struggling. Let's say this small business gets attention either from people who just window shop or from people who probably want to rob the business. A floundering business may decide to close up shop. However, imagine someone comes to a small business and does some shopping. Imagine that same individual wants to buy from that business more often. Guess what? Having this level of business encourages the small business to keep offering quality products.Encouragement Example: Bloggers and Other Producers.
Here is something I know you bloggers and video makers can relate to. I have been blogging on the Blogger/Blogspot platform since 2009. A lot of people don't maintain blogs for so long. Some either lose the motivation or don't feel compelled enough to keep going. Some creative works types use services like Patreon to have fans financially support others. You have no idea what it means to support someone for their work. If a content producer is encouraged when he/she is down, offering kindness will help push others to keep providing quality content. Think back to when I mentioned reaching out to various fashion bloggers earlier in this blog post. If I didn't show my personal appreciation for others' work, most would probably not try harder or care.In these examples, the power of encouragement can be beneficial in helping others be respected and loved. Without encouragement, some people may give up doing what they love or maybe even hate their lives trying to give so much into what they want to do. It doesn't hurt to offer kindness and encouragement.
Encouragement: Final Thoughts
Encouragement is a means of showing that you care and want others to succeed. We don't ask for people to be in our lives and offer support, but at least it doesn't hurt to offer that extra bit of motivation. Encouragement can go a long way towards helping someone or something realize true potential. It is better to offer something a chance rather than completely abandon it in failure.
If you never offered your encouragement to help someone, start! Let your journey in encouragement begin to try to offer hope where others may not be able to accept or acknowledge encouragement.
That's all for this one.
Have you encouraged anyone before?
Thank you for reading! Take care and be well.
| Support My Creative Works! | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMDesigns | Patreon | Soundcloud | Bandcamp | Twitch | OpenGameArt | TurboSquid |
| Get Social With Me! | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook (Friends) | Facebook (Fans) | YouTube | Google+ | LinkedIn (professionals only) | ||
| Questions or Comments? Contact Me (serious inquiries only)... |
|---|
| Contact Me via E-Mail |
0 comments:
Post a Comment