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Encouragement is to raise confidence to the point where one dares to do what is difficult.

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Encouragement Hero: Marco

Submitted by Miller My hero is Marco P. He was my water polo coach for 3 years. He always inspired me to try my hardest and do my best. Now he is coaching the United States Water Polo team. Marco also told me that hard work and having fun are much better than winning. Read more

Encouragement Hero: Joe Jonas

Submitted by Annemarie My hero is Joe Jonas, because he inspired me to sing in front of people. Now I sing in front of my friends and my parents and they all say I'm amazing. Read more

Encouragement Hero: Kim

Submitted by Dave Poedubicky My hero is my wife. I am a 41 year old colon cancer survivor. She did not let me feel like a victim, and her love helped me persevere. She was strong when I couldn't be. She gave me hope when I thought the worst. She let my cry, but didn't cry her... Read more

Encouragement Hero: Unknown Soldier

Submitted by Irene Fahrberger I can't even remember my hero's name, but not a day goes by that I don't think of him. We were stuck overnight in a bus station in the middle of downtown Detroit in a fairly bad section. It was the only place to go and we had been told that it... Read more

Encouragement Hero: Darlene

Submitted by Mary Carter My hero is my mother. After she and my father gave birth to their second son, they decided to become foster parents because they wanted more children but knew there were already too many children in the world without families. For over 40 years, t... Read more
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Personal Stories

About My Child

Submitted by Justine Maloyd My child started working for a company when was 18 teen years old and she still has the job to this day. One thing she needs is a car to get back and forth because right now she walking to work. She is a good child, she finished high school and is... Read more

Lottery Mishap

Submitted by Rhodie C. When my hyperactive son was six years old, I had to stop at a busy gas station for fuel. I walked in with my son to pay for the $10 in gas and also asked for six Lottery Scratch tickets that cost $2 each. The total should have been $22. The... Read more

"Failure Is Not An Option...IN THIS LIFETIME!"

Submitted by Larry R. Jackson “Failure is not an option” is a very well known quote. But my father, Mr. Edwin F. Jackson, told me after the near failure of the Apollo 13 mission back in the late 1960's that “failure has a time-line.” You have to know that my father was a tr... Read more

Don't Worry

Submitted by Mike Ford Five years ago during training to be a softball umpire I was assigned to be behind home plate in my very first game. The varsity catcher looked at me and asked if it was my first game, I said yes and asked, "Does it show?". She just looked at me a... Read more

You Are Going Places

Submitted by Anonymous It was another dreary and gloomy day. I had come home from school, changed my clothes and gotten ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and busser. I went to work feeling down and out. And to make matters worse ... Read more
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Quotes
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Correction does much, but encouragement does more.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Philosopher, Scientist, Author (1749-1832);
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The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
Ovid Roman Poet (43-18);
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It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.
Harvey S. Firestone Founder Of Firestone Tire And Rubber Company (1868-1938);
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Every piece of the universe, even the tiniest little snow crystal, matters somehow. I have a place in the pattern, and so do you.
T.A. Barron Writer (born 1952);
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Note how good you feel after you have encouraged someone else. No other argument is necessary to suggest that never miss the opportunity to give encouragement.
George Burton Adams Educator, Historian (1851-1925);
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Based on a true story, this poignant moment in a concert hall reminds us how even the most embarrassing situations can be turned around with a little patience and Encouragement. Read More

Comments

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Russell Champlin about 1 year ago from San Jose, CA
If you leave behind a single vestige of your passage - let it be encouragement. No single relic costs so little and has such worth. An act, a gesture, a helping hand. A positive word placed correctly can produce results unknown or realized in your time. The germination of a thought or an action in others can be produced years later on this invisible chain. Be secure with your words for they can both help and harm with exponential power. Your interactions can be devastating in their consequences,unrelated to your motives. Both self esteem and potential can fall victim to a misplaced word or action. Unknown accomplishments may go unrealized by self confidence misplaced. Be wise, that what is contained in others remains unknown and private,needing to be respected or left untouched. Your dealings should be free of self interest or intention. For like any contact the sensation will be unique for both. Rewards may be exclusive, never shared or directly tied. Let the best direction for your actions be as the Hippocratic oath commands “First do no Harm”
Jennifer K over 1 year ago from Washington State
A life lived with courage includes a lifetime of encouraging others
Patrice over 1 year ago from California
Your commercial on Encouragement is fantastic...if only ALL commercials could be like this...Thank you!!!!
Fay over 1 year ago from Ohio
Thank you!
Anderson over 1 year ago from Colatina - ES Brasil
Temos que ser encorajados e encorajar as pessoas, acreditar no potencial do ser humano. We have to be encouraged and encourage people to believe in the potential of being human.
Joe over 1 year ago from NJ
Just saw your 'Twinkle, Twinkle' advert. Beginning had me cringing, as expected, but by the end I had a lump in my throat. Beautiful, much needed campaign. Thank you.
Dan P. over 1 year ago from Cocoa,Fl
GREAT DAY, Thank you for the little boy at the piano. The word of "ENCOURAGEMENT" is 1 of the foundations our house will be built on with LOVE and INTEGRITY
William A. almost 2 years ago from Minnesota
I appreciate your spot that reminds us to treat each other encouragingly. Alfred Adler said children need encouragement like plants need water. I think children are not alone in this.
Christa almost 2 years ago from Pennsylvania
Never underestimate the impact that your belief and faith in someone can have on their life. That kind of goodness is so powerful that it, alone, can turn the tide of the world. Thank you so much for this beautiful organization and for inspiring me.
Maria P almost 3 years ago from Miami, Florida
I would like you to show a video where a little school child is crying because of a little bully and a kind teacher stands up for him. Thanks for all you do for others. You are # 1
Jana A about 3 years ago from California
There is a very valuble class that i believe our president should implement in schools several times throughout the learning experience called Love and Logic. It teaches people how to handle situations and learn from them without the use of pain and put downs. We should all come together to put this in action in all schools today. These tools of encouragement are probably the most effective way to a better life.

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