What is the Power of Social Support?

Lifting others means lending a bit of ourselves. This might imply providing access to our perspective, experience, opportunities, or simply our time.

By giving support you help to ensure the success of others. Their success enables them to provide support to others in turn.

So, by lending support you produce social support, whereby your efforts are compounded by fresh efforts of those you help.

How can you provide support? Reach out to that person in your inbox who has asked for your advice, re-share someone’s LinkedIn post about seeking an opportunity, or connect two people who you think might mutually benefit. You can make real impact in someone’s life today.