Strategies to Guide Others Effectively and Empathetically

Here are twelve strategies gathered from experts over the years to help anyone working with others, but especially with young people, to develop their resiliency and a healthy self-esteem.

Display a great deal of empathy, and guide others to make wise choices. Negotiate boundaries and become another person’s non-judgmental cheerleader.

1. React calmly and constructively to mistakes, errors, and disappointments.
2. Overcome setbacks and adversities — be solutions focused.
3. Display confidence in your interpersonal relationships — your ability to make friends, and maintain friendships.
4. Have a greater belief in your ability to achieve your goals.
5. Set yourself realistic and achievable goals — your personal best goals.
6. Persevere at striving for your goals in both the good and the bad times, and celebrate the small victories.
7. Be prepared to take ‘acceptable risks’ i.e., engage in tasks you haven’t attempted before; tackle old tasks in novel ways; engage in tasks that there is a good chance you might fail at — a comfort zone is a zero progress, zero growth zone.
8. You are more likely to actualize or use the top 10% of your performance potential so keep on keeping on.
9. You are less likely to be inhibited in your performance by an underlying fear of failure, as you learn that failure is part of the self-empowering, self-discovery and self-learning journey.
10. Respect your health and have a healthy body image and lifestyle.
11. Be able to resolve conflicts positively because you understand that conflict has a positive value and, when handled constructively, it helps you to learn new and better ways to respond to problems and challenges, build more meaningful relationships, and learn more about yourself and others.
12. Be able to communicate your ‘real self’ to others assertively, knowing when and how to be vulnerable.

Perhaps you can add to this list?

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