How do you motivate a person?

Philippines
July 23, 2008 9:13am CST
If someone is feeling down and blue, how would you motivate him/her?
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6 responses
• India
23 Jul 08
By being joyful around them. You see they say that a smile is contagious and i think that's true because if you see a person smiling with all his heart , you also become joyful and try be happy. In the same way, if someone is feeling depressed and sad, the best thing to do is make them feel happy. Nothing lasts forever, and that should be the axiom on which everybody should lead their lives. If I had this thing to do, then i would make sure to try and talk to the person about the problem that is causing them trouble and make sure that they are either rid of it or think less about it and cause themselves pain. bourne
• Philippines
23 Jul 08
Letting the person feel that he has someone to lean on and talk to would really help a lot in easing the problems.
• India
23 Jul 08
Hi friend, I start telling the experiences faced by leaders to get success.Telling him or her that we are minute persons among the whole world.Telling the secrets of life and encourging her in their streams to get success.Tell her/him about his strengths. and telling her not to give up at any cause.In this way i try to motivate him Have a nice day.
• Philippines
23 Jul 08
I agree with you. Narrating stories of successful persons is also of great help in motivating a person. It's one way of letting them know that all of us experience trials. It's how we handle those trials that makes a difference.
@nengs10 (3180)
• Philippines
23 Jul 08
I motivate a person through telling him or her a story that depicts his or her personal dilemma. I do that with my wife before when she got depressed and worried. I tell her a lot of touching stories that will not just inspire her to move on and be the best that she can be.
• China
23 Jul 08
By true behavior or ture feeling,because now the person is more smart than before, the truth have the strongest power!
@tomzhong (50)
• China
23 Jul 08
i don't know how to do it is better to stay with him/her and listen to them than to say much thing motivaated
@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
23 Jul 08
Sometimes it isn't easy to motivate someone when they are down. But I do try to talk to them and spark them up a little bit. I will ask them to talk to me or something like that or even tell them to tell me what is wrong at the time. I think that if a person thinks you care it can help them with their mood.
• Philippines
23 Jul 08
You're certainly right, it's not easy to motivate a person. But, by just knowing that there are people who are ready to listen could make them a bit enlighten.