What You Give, You Receive: Simple Things to Start Doing Today

The energy you put out will always find its way back to you. Do you agree? There are many who do not understand the power of their energy. Truth be told, it is really important to allow the energy to flow through you. Trust your energy.

Too often, leaders underestimate their energy to engage their teams. In any way, leadership is empowerment. It’s lifting others up, making them part of something bigger than themselves.

If you’re a leader, give a thought to these questions:

• Are people in your team showing up less energized to work?
• Are they suffering from low morale?
• Are you hearing more sighs than usual?
• Are you seeing more rolled eyes than usual?
• Are your people not bringing their best efforts?

If the answer is a yes, here you need to know that having a leadership position will not make you a leader, you’ll definitely have to empower them to reach a better place. Yet too often we forget to take our turn.

The Science Behind Giving

Scientists believe that generous behavior releases endorphins in the brain, producing a positive feeling. When we give away to others ‘oxytocin’ is released that induces feelings of euphoria and connection to others. So why not make it your goal to spread a little of generosity every day?

In the words of Robert Ingersoll, "We rise by lifting others."

Simple Things You Can Do Today

We are living in a self-centered modern society filled with negativity. If you want to really grow, start focusing on building others up. Here are simple things you can do today.

Lead by example, not by lip service

To start with the cliché that the best leaders lead by example. As a leader, it is always important that your actions speak much louder than words. People are watching you, they are noticing everything you do, be careful, because you are the example you will set. Employees stick with leaders who provide growth, not just lip-service.

The best leaders lead by example. Try ProofHub to always work alongside your team.

Confront frustrations head on

It is common to experience flashes of low team morale. It’s how smartly, as a leader, you confront such situations. Being a manager at ProofHub, I have handled such moments proactively to find what makes my people feel down and what can be done to lift them up. Whenever they are frustrated, look for solutions by starting conversations that emphasize each employee to share their part of the story.

Be wise in your speech

Keeping the lines of communication open will make it more likely for employees to get on board. When you’re particularly conversing with your team, choose words that are best appropriate in a conversation. Give them all due respect. And avoid using authoritarian voice. This will simply be encouraging to your people.

Celebrate small victories

Your team is putting on great efforts for weeks, months and even years, and what do you do when you see the progressing results? Nothing. How does that make you feel? Make sure you celebrate the small victories on the way to a bigger success. It is well quoted by Oprah Winfrey, “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” The celebrations will give your team the willpower to make it one more step ahead, each and every day.

This is just a gentle reminder to be the encouraging one, the one who spread love and joy, and one who is always and always kind! Go a step further to make it real and you’ll start seeing headways in your life.

Does this quote resonate? Are you a leader who empowers other or are you surrounded by a leader whom you’re grateful for lifting you back? We’d love to know. Share in the comments below!

Author Bio:

Sandeep Kashyap is the Founder and CEO of ProofHub — a leading project management and collaboration software. He’s one person always on a lookout for innovative ideas about filling the communication gap between groups, teams, and organizations. You’ll find him saying, “Let’s go!” instead of “Go!” many times a day. That’s what makes him write about leadership in a way people are inspired to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more.

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