Encouraging the heart is about happiness. Have you ever wondered what really makes a person happy? I am in the people business. I meet and talk with people from poor to rich. As I meet with people and watch their lives I have noticed some issues that really bring happiness. One issue in particular is validation. Validation is not about receiving something. It is about the giving of yourself that will bring natural rewards.
Happiness begins with validation. You can bring validation to someone else. This is a leadership principle discussed in a great book called Encouraging The Heart. You can purchase this book at Amazon.com. Just click on the Amazon link and it will take you to Amazon's site. You can read about this book. One of the issues this book discusses when encouraging an organization is validation. Validation is making someone else feel good. It is recognizing the gifts and graces of another person and building that person up by validating or recognizing that person on a regular basis. This principle is necessary if you want to build a strong team.
Again the book is called Encouraging The Heart. This principle works great in relationship-building. If you are in the people business than you know how important it is to recognize others. Establishing great friendships is one key to success. Another good book to read on this topic is Encouraging Hands Encouraging Hearts. This book is about building friendships that bring happiness.
My wife and I have five kids and 10 grand kids. Wow!! Where did time go? Anyway two of our kids, Eddie and Jamie, have learned the secret of validation through relationship-building. Both are successful in business. Both have learned that working hard and validating relationships brings returns. The larger your field of validation goes the larger the returns in friendship and business. Both Eddie and Jamie are learning that. They are both building businesses through validating others in relationships. They are both hard workers. They both bring validation to their customers and co-workers. In their own respect, they are mastering relationships through validation. Validation builds results and rewards in friendships and in business.
Happiness does come through validating others. It is not self-focused but focuses on others. Real happiness is about encouraging someone else. It is about giving yourself to others. I worked for a man who sent birthday cards and anniversary cards to all of his clients. He built healthy relationships through validating others. When he died, hundreds of people came to pay their last respects. The funeral home director said "this must be a great man for so many people to come and pay their last respects." His greatness came through validating others. He was happy in business and life because he validated others And get this...he validated others even when they brought no return to him or his business.
If you want happiness, learn how to validate others. Learn the secret of encouraging the hearts of others. If you want to build your organization then validate others in your organization. Validation builds loyalty and brings personal rewards. So step out of yourself and validate someone else. When you do you will change your world one person at a time.
Be Encouraged,
Rick
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