2610: Are You a Coach or a Cheerleader? by Shana Olmstead on How to Create Empowering Relationships

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2610: Shana Olmstead explores the subtle but crucial difference between offering support from love versus fear, urging us to reflect on whether we're truly encouraging others, or trying to control them. Her compassionate insights help us understand how fear-driven advice can undermine the very people we’re trying to uplift, and how shifting from coach to cheerleader can create more empowering, trusting relationships. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://shanaolmstead.com/2019/09/23/are-you-a-coach-or-a-cheerleader/ Quotes to ponder: "You can’t fix someone’s life, and if you try, you’re just controlling it from your own fear." "Cheerleaders do not actually give advice. They cheer on the sidelines, offering support, encouragement, and praise no matter how the player is doing." "If you project your fear and worry onto them by trying to help too much, you are actually handicapping their growth and evolution."

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