The Most Helpful Thing You Can Do For Someone
The Most Helpful Thing You Can Do For Someone
By chris danilo on Dec 19, 2018 05:00 am
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The best thing you can do for someone you work with, your partner, your client, your pastor, or your Uber driver isn’t what you think.
It’s about providing honest, useful feedback.
It needs to come from a place of collaboration.
When you respond with collaboration in mind, it’s easier to use the right words and tone.
That all comes after the feeling.
It’s changing the feeling that’s hard.
It’s easy to respond in anger or frustration.
It’s not the first thing that comes to mind, but it can be blunt.
It’s not aggressive but it is assertive.
It’s up to you to be helpful to the people around you.
It’s up to you to train those around you–because no one else is going to do it.
If you’re not being honest, respectful, and helpful . . . you’re not helping.
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Think about someone you’re spending time with, at work, at home, who recently asked for your opinion about something.
First person that comes to mind, we’re going for speed.
What did you tell them?
What could you add, right now, in a text or an email, that would reinforce the tone of collaboration?
Here’s a quick sample you can steal and use, today:
“Hey, was just thinking about you. In fact, I was thinking about the whole conversation we had. Having a bit more time to think, here’s what’s on my mind: . . . . . . Anyway, hope this helps. In the meantime, I’m really glad we’re on the same team. Talk soon.”
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