Quotes About Encouragement

she doesn't walk behind Abba as in the old days, but gently leads him along while he gets his strength back.

Esperanza, esperanzas, hay esperanza, hay esperanzas, unas veces en singular y otras en plural

We're each on our own tightrope. All we can do is pick one another up after we fall.

At some point in our lives, we all need someone who believes in us more than we believe in ourselves.

All of us need Aarons and Hurs in our lives. We need people who are strong when we're weak. We need people who are full of faith when we're running on empty. We need people who will fight for us on their knees. We all need a prayer circle!

Few things leave as lasting an impression as hearing someone genuinely intercede for you.

Instead of exclusively focusing on what's wrong and trying to fix it, you identify what's right and try to replicate it. Appreciative inquiry is playing to people's strengths. It's catching people doing things right. It's celebrating what you want to see more of. And it's bragging about people behind their backs.

If you don't have a dream, get around people who do. You might just catch what they have.

Celebrate what you want to see more of. That's one way to fan into flame the gift of God.

Never underestimate the power of one well-timed compliment. It has the power to change a person's entire perspective on life.

remind them that their failures don't define who they are!

But as long as Aaron and Hur lifted his arms, the army was victorious. All of us need Aarons and Hurs in our lives. We need people who are strong when we're weak. We need people who are full of faith when we're running on empty. We need people who will fight for us on their knees. We all need a prayer circle!

wait... promise me one more thing: if tomorrow you wake up feeling unoriginal or frail-hearted or faithless or tired of this world please pick up this book and start back at page one.

This lack of support is not simply an absence of encouragement. It can be as deep as the outright denial of some particular way in which we want to express ourselves.

Will, it makes me proud to say that you might just be on the verge of not being a complete idiot.

West," said Coach Jericho. "That's me," said Will, raising his hand slightly. "That's him," said Nick, pointing. "That's helpful," said Jericho.

If you surround yourself with the good and righteous, they can only raise you up. If you surround yourself with the others, they will drag you down into the doldrums of mediocrity, and they will keep you there, but only as long as you permit it.

The Ideal: Supporting

If you can't find an actual partner or monitor, try conjuring the image of a loving parent, grandparent, friend or teacher—someone you would not want to disappoint, and whom you can imagine saying, "Good work, you're doing great!" when you finally do what you've been avoiding. Even if only imagined, the support of another person can be the key to getting done what you would otherwise put off.

It's a lot easier to do good work when you have good words to say and work with good people.

On October 23, 1963, Barefoot in the Park opened on Broadway. Just before his extremely nervous cast took the stage, Nichols gathered them for a final pep talk. "Everybody relax," Redford says he told them. "You know your positions, you know your laughs, you know your lines, you know where the comfort zones are. So enjoy yourselves, and remember: Everything depends on tonight.

Leaders are dealers in hope.

When you expect the best from people, you will often see more in them than they see in themselves. The good news is that people generally rise to the level of expectations placed on them.

Philosophers should be offered condolences rather than encouragement.