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Episode 381: The Power of Encouragement · Positively 365: Inspire, Motivate, Support

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Positively 365, a podcast by Joe Wattis. We
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  Speaker 2: So I decided to be more encouraging, and I figured
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  Speaker 2: I should practice on myself first. I looked in the
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  Speaker 2: mirror this morning and said, you've got this. Nothing cracked.
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  Speaker 2: I'm calling that a win. Welcome to this week's episode
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  Speaker 2: of Positively 365. This week we are talking about the
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  Speaker 2: power of encouragement and how a few honest words at
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  Speaker 2: the right moment can change somebody's whole day, and sometimes
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  Speaker 2: a whole lot more than that. We'll get into it today,
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  Speaker 2: but first we have our trivia question of the day.
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  Speaker 2: Are you ready for it? Here it is. According to researchers,
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  Speaker 2: a genuine compliment activates the same reward center in the
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  Speaker 2: brain as what? We'll have the answer when we come back.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks for listening and happy reading. Welcome back. Do you
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  Speaker 2: know the answer to this week's trivia question? The question
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  Speaker 2: was a genuine compliment activates the same reward center in
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  Speaker 2: the brain as what? The answer receiving money. Researchers in
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  Speaker 2: Japan found that sincere praise lights up the same part
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  Speaker 2: of the brain as cash does. So when you encourage somebody,
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  Speaker 2: you are handing them something their brain treats like a gift,
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  Speaker 2: and it doesn't cost you a dime. Now you know.
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  Speaker 2: Most of us hold on to encouragement like it's rare
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  Speaker 2: and it costs nothing to give. Think about the last
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  Speaker 2: time somebody looked at you and said, I noticed what
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  Speaker 2: you did there and it mattered. You remember it. People
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  Speaker 2: carry those words for years, long after the moment has passed.
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  Speaker 2: And encouragement is not flattery. Flattery says whatever sounds good.
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  Speaker 2: Encouragement sees something real in a person and says it
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  Speaker 2: out loud. That's the difference, and people can feel it.
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  Speaker 2: It works everywhere. At home, at work, in the checkout line.
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  Speaker 2: A waitress having a rough shift. a kid learning something new,
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  Speaker 2: a friend who is quietly wondering if any of it counts.
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  Speaker 2: Your words might be the thing that gets them through
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  Speaker 2: the day. As we close out this episode, I want
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  Speaker 2: to leave you with this final thought. Aesop said, no
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  Speaker 2: act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. So,
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  Speaker 2: go say the good word and trust that it lands.
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  Speaker 1: So until next time, stay positive today and every day,
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  Speaker 1: 365 days a year.
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  Speaker 3: Thank you. The preceding has been a K9 Autism production.
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  Speaker 1: Your marina, do you approve?
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  Speaker 2: Sense.