One of the most powerful forces in our lives is encouragement. Encouragement is so important because it is life-altering. Not only for the person who gets it...but also for the one who gives it.

There are three key ways to embrace encouragement in your own life:

-Giving encouragement to others.

-Accepting encouragement from others.

-Believing in yourself.

1. Giving encouragement to others.

Some of the most important advice I give to people is to not pass up the opportunity to encourage others. Your simple words of encouragement can have a profound effect on someone's life.

When you encourage people, you are giving them a reason to pursue their goal or dream. You're saying you "get it". It's not some pipe dream they've had spinning around in their heads. It's real. Then, when the opportunity to shine comes their way, they've got the confidence to move forward and go for it.

Just by showing your support to someone, you can be the one to open the door to a person's dream. If you see someone with a great talent, point it out and lift it up. If you