Making champions

Today I am going to talk you very briefly about some key points when treating with young people. Those are very simple but simultaneously quite effective. Although I will go through different aspects, all of these points are focused in a primary need which helps developing effective people: principle-centered character. Therefore, it is important to give positive feedback, to encourage interests, to create a family culture and last but not least giving support, resources and feedback.

One day I learnt how big the impact from positive feedback can be. How many times did we give or have got feedback in a negative way? Have you ever thought to give the opposite? Praising people for what they have done successfully? Whenever you give feedback, try to do it in a constructive way, whether is positive or negative. A big percentage of the self-esteem is based on receiving nice words from our job. If you want to improve the motivation of people, whether they are your employees, colleagues, classmates or your children, try to praise them, to let them know that what they have done is awesome job and you are proud of them. The amazingly positively increase in their self-esteem you can provoke is absolutely effective.

Have you ever heard your kids telling you...? “Dad I want to join the tennis team, or basketball team, or any other activity. Well, whenever you meet this moment, it is important to support them, to encourage them to give it a try, especially when you see potential on it. Thus, you will be creating an opportunity to let them grow and develop their skills. That is not only applicable for “kids” but for many people who are around you. I am quite sure that you have heard before from your friends, colleagues or any other people from your circle that they want to try something new in any kind of activity. From now on, do not forget encouraging them to give that try so that they can have the opportunity to wake up the skill they might have inside. “If you never try you will never know”.

Sometimes people fail in maintaining the relationship and by relationship I might mean your family, your friends or inside your company. Today I am going to give you one advice I learnt from a book I read no long time ago: regular events. It is highly impactful to set up regularly enjoyable events such as holidays, dinner, sport events, special days, etc. so that we have the possibility to share our thoughts, to give feedback, to get to know each other and so on and so forth. In that way you will be creating a culture. The power of culture is immeasurable and it can provide you many advantages to improve the relationship at home, work or any kind of circle you might have. Give it a try and you will see results.

Last but not least, it is important to remind ourselves that our team, family or friends need support in terms of resources or feedback so that they can achieve whatever task is assigned in a successful way or, at least, they could try their best. Delegation on tasks is necessary but as well as the support we give them. One day I heard from a teacher, “give them the monkey to take care of him but first let them know how you would do that, and then wait for results without intervening”.

Was it useful? I hope yes. Before you start applying these advices take some time to come up with your real principles and try to build your actions on that principle. The power of it will bring the best performance of you because whatever you are doing, it has been done based on your principles.