Encourage — to impart courage, to put strength into another man’s heart.
It’s not flattery. It’s not empty praise. Encouragement is the deliberate act of calling forth the greatness in those around you.
We’re called to practice humility —
but are we called to humble anyone else?
Courage, on the other hand —
is ours to take and give away freely.
A man who forgets this can become an unwitting tyrant, slowly grinding down those in his influence — all with the purest of intentions.
Listen. Watch. Preside. Know their battles and their strengths.
Craft your words to land squarely in their ears, not yours. It’s easy for us as men to get caught up in the sound of our own wisdom… your words mean nothing if they don’t get through.
Speak to what is rising in them —
not just what is, but what could be.
Source link: https://orderofman.com/its-not-flattery/ by mktg operator at orderofman.com