Those little kind words we say to someone are always going to work their little magic. Everyone wants to be told they are doing the right thing and even if they are not, they want to hear words like you are doing awesome, you will get there and Others.

Some people are not just so good at encouraging people no matter how hard they try but then they it's possible for them to at least try harder on some occasions. I'm glad your friend had a way of using those negative words as a source of motivation to propel himself to the next level.