So many people have had me ask them this simple question, "
On a scale of 1 to 10, how is your day going? (where 1 is as low as it can get)"
Once the person responds, you then simply askm "
Is there anything I could do to help move it from a 6 to a 7?" (or . . . "from a 3 to a 4" or "from a 10 to an 11").
I cannot recommend this highly enough as both for support people / friends / family that are keeping an active eye on someone in their life, but also just as a great way to connect not matter what the situation.
So where did it come from - this is a technique that
Jane McGonicall (
@avantgame) picked up from her friend Michael, a philanthropist and entrepreneur and uses in a
Super Better "quest" called Plus-One Better - here are the complete instructions.
QUEST: Plus-One Better
Pick three people:
1. Someone who would like to hear from you
2. Someone you would like to hear from
3. Someone who might be surprised to hear from you
Do you have …
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Not that I'd suggest everyone tries ... ;-)