Support

Support is an interesting thing. Just the right amount of it and you feel like you’re flying. Not enough, it’s like catching wind. Too much, and you may never be free.

So how do you make sure to give the right amount, and how do you make sure to receive the same? There is no simple answer because everyone is different; everyone has different needs. It’s a beautiful thing, being unique, but this uniqueness also means that finding the right balance is much more challenging.

The very, very first thing to do is learn about someone, really get to know them as a person. Without this, you’ll never know the right amount or how best to give it. What do they want to do, who do they want to be, what are their hopes, their fears, their passions, their dreams? Listen, just listen. Accept who they are, who they were, who they want to be. And if you do all that and still don’t know the answer – ask them directly. Sometimes that’s all it takes.

This also applies to you. Get to know yourself, I mean really get to know yourself. What do you want to do, who do you want to be, what are your hopes, your fears, your passions, your dreams? Write it all down if you have to. Accept who you are, who you were, and who you want to be.