{"id":2305,"date":"2021-04-04T20:50:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T04:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rulenumbersix.ca\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2021-04-04T20:54:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T04:54:37","slug":"how-can-i-help-isnt-always-the-most-helpful-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rulenumbersix.ca\/about\/blog\/how-can-i-help-isnt-always-the-most-helpful-question\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How Can I Help?&#8221; Isn\u2019t Always The Most Helpful Question"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2305\" class=\"elementor elementor-2305\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-016ef41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"016ef41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c7e363\" data-id=\"8c7e363\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91ca883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91ca883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHow can I help?\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a thoughtful, generous question to ask someone taking on a challenge and communicates your intent to support them in their efforts. However, in some contexts, it can be a difficult question for the person to answer, particularly as it\u2019s centered on you, not them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, the best way to help and show your support for someone else is to take yourself out of the equation and ask a question that is centered on the other person and invites them to widen their aperture. Here are some examples:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat do you need to help you succeed?\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat would be most helpful for you?\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat kind of support do you need to move forward?\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The person may answer that they need your help, or you may have already helped just by asking one of these questions and providing an opportunity for them to consider the broader needs that are crucial to their success.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as what gets measured gets managed, what gets mismeasured gets mismanaged. 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