Our friends, colleagues and children need encouragement for what they have achieved, and forgiveness for what they have done wrong. They need to know that we are behind them and that we think they can do well.
對朋友、同事和子女(但不是對lackey(走狗)),做對的要鼓勵,做錯的宜原諒。我們的支持,要讓他們知道;對他們的信心,也要讓他們知道。
Our friends, colleagues and children will try lots of things. Sometimes they will succeed, sometime they will fall. What can we say to help?
朋友、同事和子女會嘗試很多事情,有時成功,有時失敗。我們可以說些甚麽給他們打氣?
Try using some of the following messages with them. They may seem obvious, but too often we forget to praise, but remember to criticize.
我們常常刻意批評,忘了讚美。以下的話,看似顯而易見,卻都不妨多用。
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