I am currently reading this book. I remember several years ago going to see Tony at the Excel Centre in London. Now, that was an experience to remember. After the 5 day event, those of us who were willing to do so, walked on hot coal..!
* Acknowledge what’s important to them. When you acknowledge what’s important to others, you provide a form of affirmation and validation about who they are and what they’re doing. Whether they can admit it or not, each of them deep down craves this acknowledgement. The affirmation and validation is like nitro for their confidence and self-esteem.
* Say “Well done”. Nothing worth doing is ever easy. If it’s easy, then it’s not worth doing. Worthwhile things always takes time and effort. One good way of providing encouragement is simply by saying “Well done” or “Congratulations”. These magical Words of Encouragement at the right time can make all the difference between “keep going” and “give up”.
* Say “Thank you”. Common courtesy. Good manners. That what this tip is about. It’s only natural to expect a reward after hard work. It’s only natural to thank someone when they do something for you. You can start now. Thank your wife after she cooks a nice meal. Thank your friend for lending you that Stargate DVD. A simple thank you lets others know what they have done is worthwhile and meaningful to you.
* Reciprocate the favour. If someone does something nice for you, a great way to show your appreciation is simply to reciprocate the favour. Think of this as a pendulum. They do something nice for you. You do something nice for them. They do something nice for you. You do something nice for them. And so on…
* Respond with something unexpected. Another effective way to encourage others is to respond with something totally unexpected. Out of the blue. That’s when the maximum impact is delivered. Such acts can reach them at an emotional level and our brains are hard wired to respond to emotional things.
* Ask for advice or confide in them. This is like flattery. Haven’t you felt like you were on top of the world when your peers asked you for advice or confided in you about something personal or important to them? Didn’t that make you want to help and do everything you can to ensure their faith in you is well founded?
* Offer to lend a hand. Waiting for someone to ask you for advice is passive. You can be proactive by offering to lend a hand. If that person sees that you are willing to commit your own time and energy in their interests, they will be more committed to seeing it through and less likely to give up themselves.
The universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson. The mountain teaches stability and grandeur; the ocean immensity and change. Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes–every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man. –Orison Swett Marden
What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. –Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.
–Robert Louis Stevenson
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools. –Unknown
If you're going through hell, keep going.
–Sir Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) British Statesman, Prime Minister, Author
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
–Ralph Waldo Emerson
The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of your state of mind.
–Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
Man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for? –Robert Browning
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
–Mahatma Gandhi
We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.
–Sir Winston Churchill
To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world –Unknown
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that you too, can become great.
–Mark Twain
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a Heaven for? –Robert Browning
A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. –Erin Majors
The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring. -Bern Williams
How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live. –Henry David Thoreau
Hope is the companion of power and the mother of success, For those of us who hope strongest have within us the gift of miracles. –Sydney Bremer
The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what the mind cannot understand. –Robert Vallett
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. –Eleanor Roosevelt
In the Midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you. –Deepak Chopra
When you reach for the stars, you may not quite get them, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either. –Leo Burnett
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