“The Gratification Comes In The Doing, Not In The Results”

May 25, 2022

“The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results” – James Dean

I stumbled on this quote this week and added it to my “quote book”, and I realized how this ties into the play therapy concept of encouragement perfectly!

In today’s episode I discuss the following topics:

  • The difference between praise vs. encouragement
  • The use of esteem-building responses
  • Focusing on the effort, not the outcome

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