How to Spur People On to Success

How to Spur People On to Success
Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment – Principle 6

Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. We are making use of only a small part of our physical and mental resources. Stating the thing broadly, the human individual thus lives far within his limits. He possesses powers of various sorts which he habitually fails to use.
–William James

Yes, you who are reading these lines possess powers of various sorts which you habitually fail to use; and one of these powers you are probably not using to the fullest extent is your magic ability to praise people and inspire them with a realization of their latent possibilities.

Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement. To become a more effective leader of people, apply…

Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be “hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.”