Wow! I never thought of encouragement this way. I'll have to rethink how I encourage who. It would be interesting to know what harm is caused by encouraging someone when it doesn't fit their life. I like it, another thought provoking treatise.
“I had to struggle and I survived, you do it too” is inhumane; rather, “I had to struggle— and now I can help” is the pinnacle of success.
Makes me think. I am often of the mindset hard work is the answer. Raised on lines like, “big layoff today, only the best men kept”, “get going you malingerer”, and “no loligaging around here”, epitomize this push for success but maybe are too old-fashioned and don’t resonate with today’s thinking.
Wow! I never thought of encouragement this way. I'll have to rethink how I encourage who. It would be interesting to know what harm is caused by encouraging someone when it doesn't fit their life. I like it, another thought provoking treatise.
“I had to struggle and I survived, you do it too” is inhumane; rather, “I had to struggle— and now I can help” is the pinnacle of success.
Makes me think. I am often of the mindset hard work is the answer. Raised on lines like, “big layoff today, only the best men kept”, “get going you malingerer”, and “no loligaging around here”, epitomize this push for success but maybe are too old-fashioned and don’t resonate with today’s thinking.