inspire Archives - Adam Kirk Smith

If you have ever been in the situation where you need to help others, you know how hard it can be to inspire. Inspiration doesn’t come from just telling someone what they could/should be doing. That is just lecturing people, and it doesn’t really work. Sure it will help some people with a small problem, but to have a true impact on someone’s life, you need to inspire.

Inspiration will go far beyond what direct words you speak, or actions you show. Inspiration can influence the way someone leads their life and leads to significant changes.

Take the following three strategies with you next time someone asks for help.

Leaders inspire people.

I tweeted this the other day after being challenged about this from someone else.
He really got me thinking.

Am I inspiring people every day?
Who am I inspiring?
How can I inspire others?

As you probably want to do, I want to make the most of each and every day.

So, within my daily routine I am now looking for ways to inspire others.
I’m still working on the way this will look. I am cautious to say that all inspiration is intentionally done. I would almost say the opposite.
This view is just from my experience.
When others have inspired me, they had already weaved the inspiration into their lives. Whether it be the parent or friend they had become, the awards or recognition they had recieved or the many lives they had changed without even knowing.
But, maybe since most other things are done intentionally, inspiring can be another one of those things.

Seriously, how do you inspire?