Comments on: The Amazing Power of Personal Encouragement http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:25:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Tomasini http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12626 John Tomasini Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:52:50 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12626 Great article Laura . Sometimes just one word can make a difference to your world . I have four children , all adults now . When as parents their mother and I would encourage them in whatever interests they had , we did not think that one day we might get encouragement from them . Well what goes around comes around and our lives are better for having done so . I do try to encourage by saying "well done" or "I like your work" , it's good to get such a response from a someone you know or have never met before . However I do feel uncomfortable if I cannot reciprocate because I don't genuinely mean it. This has happened a few times and I feel terrible everytime . Fortunately I am now mentored by people who are not only business associates but are also good friends . Ken is one such friend . He is on my web site . www.blacktienoni.com Great article Laura .
Sometimes just one word can make a difference to your world . I have four children , all adults now . When as parents their mother and I would encourage them in whatever interests they had , we did not think that one day we might get encouragement from them . Well what goes around comes around and our lives are better for having done so . I do try to encourage by saying “well done” or “I like your work” , it’s good to get such a response from a someone you know or have never met before . However I do feel uncomfortable if I cannot reciprocate because I don’t genuinely mean it. This has happened a few times and I feel terrible everytime . Fortunately I am now mentored by people who are not only business associates but are also good friends . Ken is one such friend . He is on my web site . http://www.blacktienoni.com

]]> By: Interesting Posts Around the Web - June 7th | Interesting Observations http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12562 Interesting Posts Around the Web - June 7th | Interesting Observations Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:34:00 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12562 [...] The Amazing Power of Encouragement  Laura Spencer’s article holds so true for me that I had to share it with you all.   I am able to come back to blogging because of all the encouragement I have received from you all over the last few months.  So, thank you. [...] [...] The Amazing Power of Encouragement  Laura Spencer’s article holds so true for me that I had to share it with you all.   I am able to come back to blogging because of all the encouragement I have received from you all over the last few months.  So, thank you. [...]

]]> By: Roy Phay http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12404 Roy Phay Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:11:33 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12404 Hi Laura, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience! I'm always looking for ways to improve myself and I'm glad to have found your blog. Thank you for sharing with us. Cheers, <a href="http://www.RoyPhay.com" rel="nofollow">Roy</a> Hi Laura,

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience! I’m always looking for ways to improve myself and I’m glad to have found your blog. Thank you for sharing with us.

Cheers,
Roy

]]> By: Laura Spencer http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12402 Laura Spencer Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:58:44 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12402 Thanks to everyone who stopped by to leave a comment. I'm glad that this post touched so many people. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to leave a comment. I’m glad that this post touched so many people.

]]> By: Anuradha Sinha http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12380 Anuradha Sinha Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:05:22 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12380 Just what I needed at this time. Thanks, Laura, for such a wonderful, lively, yet practical post. There are times when though you are aware of things, you want to hear it from someone else. Your write-up is exactly that. Encouraging and valuable. Makes me go back to all the appreciation that I appreciated and the ones I did not. :) P.S. I read freelancefolder almost everyday and value the opinions and ideas shared in this forum, but this piece somehow made me jump to my feet and I found myself typing out this comment. :) Just what I needed at this time. Thanks, Laura, for such a wonderful, lively, yet practical post. There are times when though you are aware of things, you want to hear it from someone else. Your write-up is exactly that. Encouraging and valuable. Makes me go back to all the appreciation that I appreciated and the ones I did not. :)

P.S. I read freelancefolder almost everyday and value the opinions and ideas shared in this forum, but this piece somehow made me jump to my feet and I found myself typing out this comment. :)

]]> By: Melek http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12365 Melek Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:20:37 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12365 what's especially nice is when you hear thru the grapevine that someone has been praising your work. i work with a lot of friends of friends, and occasionally the closer (non-work related) friend will tell me that the work related friend was bragging on me. I love that bc not only is that person happy with my work, but happy enough to tell other people. what’s especially nice is when you hear thru the grapevine that someone has been praising your work. i work with a lot of friends of friends, and occasionally the closer (non-work related) friend will tell me that the work related friend was bragging on me. I love that bc not only is that person happy with my work, but happy enough to tell other people.

]]> By: Joe Norton http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12361 Joe Norton Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:59:39 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12361 I loved the article, and loved the comments even more. Great posts - all contributors (including comment'ers) I loved the article, and loved the comments even more. Great posts – all contributors (including comment’ers)

]]> By: Laura Spencer http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12358 Laura Spencer Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:16:18 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12358 Wow! I really love the way everyone's chipping in with their own personal stories about encouragement. It seems that a lot of you have been personally affected by this topic. Keep the experiences coming. . . (It's also encouraging to read about others being encouraged, if that makes sense :) ) Wow!

I really love the way everyone’s chipping in with their own personal stories about encouragement. It seems that a lot of you have been personally affected by this topic.

Keep the experiences coming. . .

(It’s also encouraging to read about others being encouraged, if that makes sense :) )

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12355 Robert Hruzek Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:24:10 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12355 Excellent, excellent post, Laura! What's discouraging for the Encourager is when point # 3 under "When Encouragement Doesn't Help" happens. It's particularly frustrating when someone who WANTS to help - and CAN help - gets a pushback from the recipient, all because of a a poor self-image. Laura, this is one of the best articles on encouragement I've read in quite a while. Good work! Excellent, excellent post, Laura!

What’s discouraging for the Encourager is when point # 3 under “When Encouragement Doesn’t Help” happens. It’s particularly frustrating when someone who WANTS to help – and CAN help – gets a pushback from the recipient, all because of a a poor self-image.

Laura, this is one of the best articles on encouragement I’ve read in quite a while. Good work!

]]> By: Susie http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/comment-page-1/#comment-12354 Susie Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:04:47 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/the-amazing-power-of-personal-encouragement/#comment-12354 Everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student, when it comes down to brass tacks, we don't have the answers to everything, and when someone with authority gives us that encouragement, it is a teaching lesson on both sides, they see the value in something we have done, and we see that it is appreciated. That is a great feeling. When we are fearful that we have not done a job to the best of our expectations, we are our toughest critics, hearing it has been, will do wonders for your work. I recently lost a partner at work suddenly from a heart attack, this gentleman taught me a life lesson beyond all, his encouragement & appreciation for the simplest of tasks I performed will stay with me forever. There was never a day that went by that he did not thank me or tell me what I did for him was appreciated. It was his encouragement on a daily basis that I looked forward to. When that was gone, that spirit & honesty, I lost something for that particular position, prompting me to move on and find something I truly love to do. I will continue to say, communication in any relationship is the key. Everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student, when it comes down to brass tacks, we don’t have the answers to everything, and when someone with authority gives us that encouragement, it is a teaching lesson on both sides, they see the value in something we have done, and we see that it is appreciated. That is a great feeling.

When we are fearful that we have not done a job to the best of our expectations, we are our toughest critics, hearing it has been, will do wonders for your work.

I recently lost a partner at work suddenly from a heart attack, this gentleman taught me a life lesson beyond all, his encouragement & appreciation for the simplest of tasks I performed will stay with me forever. There was never a day that went by that he did not thank me or tell me what I did for him was appreciated. It was his encouragement on a daily basis that I looked forward to. When that was gone, that spirit & honesty, I lost something for that particular position, prompting me to move on and find something I truly love to do.

I will continue to say, communication in any relationship is the key.

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