Quotes About Support

All people feel better and do better when you give them attention, affirmation, and appreciation.

How do you identify someone who needs encouragement? That person is breathing. TRUETT CATHEY

Si usted se encuentra solo en la cima, eso significa que se adelantó a su gente y los ha dejado atrás. Si escala los montes del éxito solo, no es un líder, es un alpinista. Solo somos líderes si tenemos a nuestra gente con nosotros. Avanzaremos a un ritmo más lento, pero viajaremos juntos.

Nobody wants to be sold, but everyone wants to be helped.

Es imposible ayudar a otros sin ayudarse uno mismo.

To make this thing called life work, we gotta lean and support. And relate and respond. And give and take. And confess and forgive. And reach out and embrace. And release and rely. . .

If you don't already have a mentor, go out and find one. If you can't get someone to help you in person, begin the process by reading books. That's where I got started. The main thing is to get the process under way.

How far you can travel isn't the point; it's how far you are able to take your people. That's the purpose of leadership.

their success is more important to you than your success

Where Are You Holding Up Your Team? If you are not asking the members of your team how you can serve them, you may be holding them up. To find out, go to each team member individually and ask, "What could I do for you that would make your job easier, make you more successful, and make the team better?" Listen without interrupting to what people have to say, and then try to figure out ways to do what you can to serve them.

For the person trying to do everything alone, the game really is over. If you want to do something big, you must link up with others. One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

Un líder es grande, no por su poder, sino por su habilidad de hacer surgir poder a otros.

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.

As a leader, you will never get ahead until your people are behind you.

UCLA basketball coach John Wooden told players who scored to give a smile, wink, or nod to the player who gave them a good pass. "What if he's not looking?" asked a team member. Wooden replied, "I guarantee he'll look." Everyone values encouragement and looks for it.

It's been said that when one of Wooden's players asked, "Coach, what happens if I point to the player who gave me the assist and he isn't watching?" Coach Wooden replied, "He will always be watching." People desire validation and encouragement. It's human nature.

POINT OUT A GREAT STRENGTH OF SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE TODAY.

MAKE IT YOUR JOB TO PUT OTHER PEOPLE ON TOP TODAY.

Humility means two things. One, a capacity for self-criticism. . . . The second feature is allowing others to shine, affirming others, empowering and enabling others." —CORNEL WEST

We tend to become what the most important person in our life thinks we will become.

How do the people around you react to the sparks of life? Are they fire lighters who blow things up, or firefighters who calm things down?

Tal como lo dijo la Madre Teresa: «Otro puede hacer lo que yo no puedo hacer. Yo puedo hacer lo que otro no puede hacer. Juntos podemos hacer grandes cosas».

People must have affirmation and praise in order to maintain a high level of performance. Withholding negative or critical comments is not nearly as important as giving positive input through compliments and praise.

Discouraged? Don't be, for the one thing that really matters, lasts forever—your friendships. Life is too long to spend it with people who pull you in the wrong direction. And it's too short not to invest in others. Your relationships will define you. And they will influence your talent—one way or the other. Choose wisely. —