Why Empowering Others Will Bring You More Success
Woman Feeding Chickens |One Can Not Do | It's A Win-Win |How to Empower Your Partner and Why It Benefits Both of You | The Dual Journey of Motherhood and Creator| Before You Go
Woman Feeding Chickens
by Gary Friedman
This woman who suffers from Kyphosis (the technical term for hunchback) is a participant in Hearts for Hue’s chicken-raising program, which allows her to care for her 90-year-old mother. She’s been a participant for 4 months. She still receives a stipend from the government due to her disability, but it’s not enough. The house she lives in was given to her by the people who run the village.
(C) Gary L. Friedman.
September 28, 2024
Editorial - DR Rawson - The Possibilist
Welcome to another edition of our magazine. Thank you all for your comments on last week’s issue.
You cannot give what you don’t possess. How can you empower others if you don’t feel empowered? It's almost impossible. Your lack of empowerment will come, through. The good news is that as you begin to gain empowerment and share it, it will grow—yours and theirs. You’ll feed off each other. Learn how… stay with us.
One Can Not Do
By Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi
There are many things one person can do in their life. One can be a fulfilled and happy person all by themselves, right? No not really. We are tribal people. We do better when we work together, and support and empower each other. I celebrate the successes of other people. I believe no one can do it alone. Along the road there are always other people who support, guide, hint at ideas, and give encouragement for our dreams. It can be a teacher, a friend, a parent, or a stranger. Anyone can step up to the plate and encourage and empower another person. sometimes it can be as simple as listening and supporting an idea, a dream, or a vision. Other times it can be a full-on partnership with time and financial involvement. Empowerment can come from any direction.
Last year I went out to the land with people I did not know. We spent time together with guides, teachers, and nature. We all encouraged and supported each other to be truly who we are without judgment. We listened, hugged, cried, and laughed together. We shared hard truths, stories, and our lives with each other. A powerful bond of empowerment was born among strangers who became family in 2 weeks. the time I spent with my group the Magnificent 7 changed my life. through their encouragement, I came to believe I could do anything with the support of course.
My dream is to travel and build communities.
I learned on the land: “I am a woman who loves herself. “ - I screamed these words in front of other people. Words I could never say before. Words I cried out. Words I am proud of now. I am grateful to my team, my people, my family, and my friends for the empowerment they have given me.
It’s A WIN - WIN For Us
By DR Rawson - The Possibilist
Barter is a way of life for many and in many parts of the world. I’ll do this in exchange for you doing that. It works. It’s a WIN-WIN. My experience taught me, “The more I help other people get what they want, I’ll always have what I need.” It is such a simple philosophy and it works. Just like a boomerang, it works. If we put love out there to support someone, we will get love back. If we help someone achieve their dream, help to fulfill our will be along.
If Only It Were That Easy
I see the skeptics have arrived. There are the folks that can’t identify when that’s ever happened in their life. That’s because this group has never put cause and effect together in the same sentence.
My Experience
I don’t go around looking for someplace to help others, it just shows up. When it does, I’m usually ready for it. My nature is “How can I be helpful.” I don’t do it because I’ll get something back, I do it because it feels right. I love my wife. I love her for so many reasons but the love I give her is not because I’m expecting her to love me back, or do something for me. It’s because I love who she is.
Conclusion
All the answers we will ever need to the statement: “Why Empowering Others Will Bring You More Success” can be found in these stories. The demonstration of this is in each story including the caption until the image of a woman feeding chickens and the image “Before you go.” Work for it. Read these stories again. This time, think about others.
How to Empower Your Partner and Why It Benefits Both of You
By Libby Shively McAvoy
The Benefits of An Empowered Relationship
An Empowered relationship means both partners surrender control for the better good of the relationship where they can both thrive. There is peace, respect, honesty, trust, and understanding. It means that both people hear and understand each other, a basic human need. When we encourage and empower our partners, it gives them confidence, and everyone benefits from that. Surrendering control requires vulnerability, which is the gateway to the heart.
How to Empower Your Partner
Compliment their strengths
Be their number-one fan
Show up and be your best self
Work through difficult times together
Celebrate their victories, even the smallest ones
Final Thoughts
Empowering each other requires truth, understanding, and self-awareness. It helps both people grow.
The Dual Journey of Motherhood and Creator
By: Gabriela Trofin-Tatár
As a mother and a creator, it dawned on me that empowerment lies not just in lifting others but in redefining my success. In nurturing my children, I’ve learned how important it is to inspire confidence, resilience, and creativity. These qualities shape their futures and reflect on me because they are my favorite values. I love to empower my children to pursue their passions and watching how they become their person. I see the excitement in their eyes after each swimming or karate lesson. I encourage their growth and enrich my own identity as a creator at the same time. It’s not necessarily one because of the other, but it intertwines together naturally. This has nothing to do with societal expectations but more about thriving together as a family.
Success redefined
“Find a purpose to serve, not a lifestyle to live.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms
Empowering my family is not a one-way achievement or action. It’s not solitary either. I don’t see it as sacrificing myself for the betterment of my kids. It becomes a collective triumph. In the same way, when I support fellow creators (usually through collaboration), I find that my work flourishes. When I inspire someone else through a kind gesture, it creates a ripple effect in our writers’ or social media community.
This interconnectedness is amazing! Innovation and success truly flourish in communities, not when we are alone. When I celebrate with others, it helps me grow at the same time. Have you also felt this way?
Authenticity through connections
From my experience, genuine connections start from acts of empowerment, no matter how small and seemingly insignificant. As a mother, I have always tried to inspire open dialogue in our family, with no taboos and no fear of judgment, but with support and creating a safe place to discuss any topic at home.
This principle extends to my creative work as well. When I engage with other artists and creators, I try to support and collaborate because it is so much more beneficial than being in competition. Genuine support and engagement often lead to beautiful and unexpected partnerships and innovation. When I don’t expect things in return and invest in others with kindness and openness, I also discover new ideas for my own success.
Empowering others as a legacy
The legacy I wish to leave for my children is one inspired by this empowerment practice. As my kids grow, I want them to learn and explore how genuine success is determined by the positive influence we have on others. Mere achievement a solitary person is not enough, because we are social beings. People thrive more in communities. Even introverts find their ways to connect with others nowadays online on various platforms and it still works in a similar way.
At a conference in Budapest today, called BrainBar, there was an intriguing session called “Either you win or you learn.” This, in my opinion, was more about learning to create a culture where kindness, creativity, and collaboration thrive than that obsessive desire to win alone. This philosophy has transformed both my motherhood journey and my creative work. Because these two fields blend together by contributing to the larger narrative of shared success. I believe that empowering others is a beautiful reflection of who I am as both a mother and a creator.
What is your perspective and what would you add to all these? I am very curious about your ideas.
Gabriella: Give as much as you would like to receive and then give more.
DR: “Here’s the worst way to say it, you have to give to get.” If that’s your approach, you’re missing the point.
Libby: Lifting others up feels good for all people involved.
Gabby: Inspire your kids and family to see genuine success as a reflection of personal kindness to others.
Thank you for reading,
Dr. Gabriella Kőrösi, Founder
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