1st Edition

Skills of Encouragement Bringing Out the Best in Yourself and Others

By Don Dinkmeyer, Lewis Losoncy Copyright 1996
    248 Pages
    by CRC Press

    248 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Most of us believe that every event has a cause and effect. We often feel there is someone or something we can put the blame onto besides ourselves. We may blame everyone from our parents to our bosses. Discouragement and unhappiness are ways of life for many of us.
    Now there is a book that addresses these realities.Skills of Encouragement provides opportunities for readers to improve their self-esteem and personal skills through practical exercises.
    Learn how to achieve a positive approach to living. Dynamic power is set free when you know how to focus on the positive potential within yourself. The authors have identified the process of encouragement that can produce an exciting, fulfilling and ultimately happy life.

    Encouragement Is Positively the Way Up
    The Psychology of Encouragement
    Getting High on Yourself Skills
    Listening Builds Relationships
    Responding with Understanding
    Building Agreement Skills to Create a Bond
    Believing Skills to Communicate Your Respect
    Enthusiasm Skills to Create Energy
    Focusing on Assets, Strengths, and Resources
    Perceptual Alternative Skills
    Humor Skills to Lighten Things Up
    Recognizing Discouraging Belief Skills
    Effort Focusing Skills
    Rational Thinking Skills to Defeat Discouragement
    Goal Commitment Skills to Define Your Destination
    Optimism Skills to Find the Best Vantage Point
    Positive Leadership Skills
    Self-Encouragement Skills
    Living as a Courageous, Positive Person
    Index

    Biography

    Dinkmeyer, Don