There’s a simple rule to helping: it’s only real help if it empowers the person to help themselves. The goal of any assistance should be fostering independence, not creating reliance. For help to be meaningful, the person being helped must have the desire and intent to grow. Without that willingness, any aid given is futile, like trying to fill a cup that refuses to open. The second rule of helping is scalability. Effective help should be universally applicable, no matter how many people it’s extended to. If what you’re offering works for one person but fails when given to many, then it’s not true help. True help is a solution that doesn’t break under the weight of demand. Imagine teaching someone to fish. If you simply give them a fish, they rely on you each time they’re hungry. But teach them the skill, and they can feed themselves forever. Now, teach an entire community to fish, and your help becomes scalable—a skill passed from one to many, adaptable in different contexts, empowering countless others. Ultimately, help isn’t about quick fixes or temporary relief. It’s about ensuring the person has the mindset and tools to thrive on their own. Only then is it true, meaningful help.
Tags: Help, Improvement
Posted on 9/16/2024, 8:09:26 PM