The Encouragement Project
What is encouragement?
Understanding is not always achieved by talking.If you've ever had teenagers, you know this fact is true.We named our youngest son Will never expecting him to literally live into that name. He …
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Our words are powerful enough to change a course, open a path, give a nudge, or inspire a bigger idea.If you don't believe this, think of one of the most famous examples - John Kennedy announcing …
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You may think encouragement is only for those who are down on their luck. If so, think again.How many times have you cheered a team, a child, a friend, a movement, or a start-up - the list could go on …
The attributes attributed to great leadership are frequently not written about. Instead, the focus is on their achievements, the profit they made, their adaptability, etc.When we think of leaders, …
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Do you ever consider the impact you make?My cousin sat in a hospital room with her sister-in-law, waiting to see if her 44-year-old husband would make it after suffering a catastrophic …
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You can choose to be a beam of light in the darkness.As the cold descends on us and the dark envelops us, it is an opportunity to spread light wherever we can.Glenna Crooks wrote a post …
The word encouragement derives first from the Latin word for heart, cor, but I like the meaning from the old French word encouragier, meaning to strengthen the heart.After all, isn't that what …
So often, we equate encouragement with reassurance. But this is an unfortunate mistake. Reassurance is okay once in a while, but it's the kind of thinking that produces gratuitous trophies that end up …
This is the story of a boy with a big vision who set it in motion and never gave up. Along the way, he engaged thousands of people who were older, younger, wiser, not so wise,or smarter- maybe. His …
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Every day we hear complaints about retention, collaboration, work ethic, etc.I was chatting with an investment banker the other day, and he mentioned that when he was trained, ALL of his training …
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