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How To Help Other People and Add Value to Their Life Bringing value to others also contributes to your life How to help others

In today’s day and time, where everyone is busy doing their own things and fighting their own battles, genuinely helping others doesn’t easily cross everyone’s mind. However, making space for some positivity and selflessness and adding value to someone’s life can be so much more fulfilling. It can nurture deep connections and establish bonds with others. Here are five ways to add value to people’s lives. 1. Share your knowledge and expertise with others Success, they say, is not a solo sport. Many people have contributed towards your success and helped you build your life. Therefore, you can help others by sharing your knowledge, unique skills, and life lessons with them. This can be your way of paying it forward. When you teach others and share with them your knowledge and life experiences, you not only help them but also inspire them and set an example for them. Your stature in their eyes grows, and they respect you even more. Each person can add value to others in their own way to those around them, and you must never lose any opportunity to show others that you care. Often, you are judged not by your caliber but by what you can bring to the table. Passing on the information that others need and sharing your expertise with them also opens up new conversations, builds new relationships, strengthens personal ties, and helps discovers new opportunities; it’s thus a win-win. So don’t keep yourself from sharing what you have to offer. Take the initiative, be sensitive to other people’s needs, and be there for them. 2. Listen to others without judgment Most people feel they’re not heard enough. Deep within, they crave to talk to someone who would listen to them without commenting, judging, criticizing, preaching, or passing unsolicited advice. This is more so when they are experiencing emotional turmoil and going through a difficult phase in life. When a person is mentally disturbed or emotionally charged, all they look for is someone they can vent out to. Contrary to what you might think, though they’re facing troubles, they’re not looking for solutions or soliciting your help to fix their issues, at least not immediately. They only want to let out the steam and lighten their mental burden. If you genuinely want to help others, put away your judgment and ‘jumping to conclusion tendency’ and give them patient listening. Allow them to say whatever they want to, listen to them with concern and empathy, validate their feelings, and offer reassurance. This will instantly make them feel better and inspire confidence that their problems will be sorted out in due course. 3. Show compassion to others No matter who you are or what you are, no one has their life going perfectly at all times. Each person experiences difficulties, through rough times and has their share of problems. If you want to help someone, develop awareness and understand their struggles. Your sensitivity to other people’s suffering and your readiness to act swiftly and take measures to pull them out of their misery will earn you their respect and admiration. Your loving kindness in their hour of need will also help you connect more deeply and foster strong bonds with them. The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others. — Albert Schweitzer People who shift their state of mind from indifference to other people’s pain to empathy stand to gain on the personal front in the long term. A genuine desire to help not only makes you look kind and empathetic in the eyes of other people, but it also enables you to practice compassion towards yourself and improves your mental well-being. 4. Encourage others to pursue their goals Everyone wants to experience success and accomplish their big goals, but not everyone dares to take the plunge. If you want to help someone, support them in their journey to success. Be the motivator and boost their confidence by making them believe in their dreams. Establish a good rapport and get an insight into what prevents them from chasing their goals. One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others. — Simone De Beauvoir Often, it’s a person’s self-doubt and false beliefs that come in the way of achieving success. So to help others, you must first win their trust and convince them to open up. Once you understand what limits them, you can help them fight the enemy within and overcome their fears. It doesn’t take much to show your faith in others and tell them they can achieve their goals. Help them gain clarity and organize themselves. Participate in the planning process and nudge them to take baby steps toward their goals. If you truly care for someone, help them work on their dreams, become better, and build a brighter future. A little help from your end can prove to be life-changing for them. 5. Offer your constructive feedback If you want to help others better themselves, give them honest feedback. There’s always room for improvement for everyone, and bringing someone’s attention to their blind spots can help them work on themselves and overcome their weaknesses. Be specific, give details and highlight the particular situation, project, or performance where an overhaul is desired and where they can do better instead of making the criticism personal. If possible, also share with them your ideas about the remedies. This will make them understand that you genuinely care and want them to grow and progress. Critique, feedback, reaction to one’s work or the way they have presented it, regardless of intention, is a gift. — Mark Brand When delivering your feedback, ensure you are gentle and communicate your impartial observation with them. Present your side of thoughts without judging, criticizing, or labeling them. In Conclusion: If you want to help others and improve their lives, there’s no dearth of things you can do. All you need is an open mind and a willing heart. Sometimes simple and little things can touch other people’s lives and make all the difference for them. Adding value to others and being of help to them is a simple way to add value to your own life. It will make you feel good and enable you to live a life that counts.