Jun 3, 2026 · 16 min · 8 segments
In this episode of the Managing Difficult People Podcast, Adam Holbrook explores the life-changing power of encouragement. Drawing from personal experiences of burnout, struggle, and business growth…
Adam HolbrookHost
Now, a lot of times people will say, we don't want to give encouragement out because we We don't want people to rely on encouragement.
Because if we give out too much encouragement, people will always feel the need to get it.
Yeah, you know what? If you encourage someone too much, they may need to be humbled.
But I don't think that we are full of ourselves as much as we actually can use a little encouragement every now and then.
Now, if you're with somebody and they say to you, well, I don't even know how to encourage you.
What should I say? Well, if you have to ask somebody else what the encouragement the other person needs is, it's not true encouragement.
Because if you're going to tell the other person the words that they need to be saying, you're not even buying it yourself.
Now, a lot of times people will say, we don't want to give encouragement out because we We don't want people to rely on encouragement.
Because if we give out too much encouragement, people will always feel the need to get it.
Yeah, you know what? If you encourage someone too much, they may need to be humbled.
But I don't think that we are full of ourselves as much as we actually can use a little encouragement every now and then.
Now, if you're with somebody and they say to you, well, I don't even know how to encourage you.
What should I say? Well, if you have to ask somebody else what the encouragement the other person needs is, it's not true encouragement.
Because if you're going to tell the other person the words that they need to be saying, you're not even buying it yourself.
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