You may have noticed the tagline on the Innerworth Psychology website and/or on the back of the business cards: Strengths-Encouragement- Growth. In an earlier blog I talked about what strengths based therapy means at Innerworth Psychology. Today I will talk about what encouragement means and why it is included as a tagline.

Encouragement is directly related to empowerment at Innerworth Psychology. Therapy services often focus on providing encouragement in order to create a sense of empowerment. The best part about encouragement…anyone can provide it!

Surround yourself with people who build you up, people who help you believe in yourself and your dreams. Pay close attention to how you feel around people in your life. Identify those people and those times when you feel strong, encouraged, and excited about life. Intentionally spend more time with those people and in those situations. Ask yourself if you are one of those people to the people you care about in your life. Do you let them know you believe in them, you support them, you genuinely care about them?

Watch what happens when you seek out those people to spend your time with. Watch what happens when you are one of those people to someone you care about. As you begin to lift others up and feel lifted up by intentionally spending time with people who are encouraging, you will likely learn how to provide that same belief in yourself and encouragement to yourself.

Encourage those around you. Be encouraged by those around you. Learn how to encourage yourself.