RESOURCES & ENCOURAGEMENT
Practical Insights
for Everyday
Encouragers
Stories, ideas, and practical reminders to help you encourage others, stay encouraged yourself, and make a difference in the people around you.
FEATURED BOOK INSIGHT
Why Encouragement
Matters More Than Ever
Encouragement is a mindset, not a personality trait. It begins when we notice someone, listen, and choose to give heart to another person.
In SHOW UP, Larry explores how ordinary acts of encouragement can help people feel seen and remind them that their lives matter.
INSIGHTS FROM SHOW UP
An Encouraging Mindset
Make encouragement a daily choice. Notice the person in front of you and offer words that give heart.
The Power of
Showing Up
A teacher’s encouraging words helped Larry see a future in writing. Small moments can stay with someone for years.
Encouragement
in Everyday Life
At home, at work, and in your neighborhood, listening and staying present can become habits of care.
New articles and reflections will appear below as they are published.
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We don’t need more heroes.
We simply need more humans.
— Larry Blundred, SHOW UP
A STORY FROM SHOW UP
The Power of
Encouraging Words
As a high-school student, Larry wrote a sports column for his school newspaper. Encouragement from his journalism teacher and a visiting sports editor helped him see a future in writing.
Those words stayed with him. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree at the University of Missouri–Columbia, and today he invites readers to pass that encouragement on.
PRACTICAL IDEAS
Six Simple Ways to SHOW UP
Begin with the framework from Larry’s book.
S
Slow Down Your Mind
Make room to notice the person in front of you.
H
Hear Fully
Give someone your attention before you offer an answer.
O
Observe and Ask
Notice what is happening and ask a thoughtful question.
W
Walk Beside
Stay present instead of rushing to solve everything.
U
Uplift and Encourage
Offer words and actions that give heart.
P
Purpose
Bring intention to the way you show up for others.
FEATURED RESOURCES
Tools to Help You Encourage
and Be Encouraged
Practical resources are being prepared to support your encouragement journey.
10 Truths About
Encouragers
Renew your confidence, recognize the difference you make, and encourage others with greater intention. Guide in preparation.
Encouragement
Action Plan
A planned worksheet to help turn encouragement into a daily practice.
In preparation
Encouragement
Reminders
Planned printable reminders to keep encouragement close at hand.
In preparation
Encouragement
in Action
Video resources are being prepared. There are no videos available to play yet.
YOUR FREE ENCOURAGEMENT GUIDE
Keep Encouraging.
Get Encouraged.
10 Truths About Encouragers is designed to help you recognize the difference you make, renew your confidence, and encourage others with greater intention—so the people around you feel seen and supported.
The guide is being prepared. Request your free copy and we’ll send it when it’s ready.
By Lawrence R. Blundred
Author of SHOW UP: Simple, Powerful Ways to Encourage Others
The world needs more encouragement.
And encouragers need encouragement too.
Find fresh perspective and practical ways to lift the people around you.
