I was able to use something I learned in Peaks and Valleys to help a colleague who was going through a really tough time. I work for a media company and our PR director sat down in my office the other day and said she was feeling completely overwhelmed by a special project that our boss had asked her to handle -- she had been put in charge of planning a huge, star-studded event with all sorts of logistical headaches and details. This fell outside of my colleague's realm of expertise and she was on the verge of quitting.
I thought about what it says in Peaks and Valleys: To turn a valley into a peak, find and use the good that is hidden in a bad time. I suggested to my colleague that she try and see that the skills she was learning putting this big event together had the potential of completely opening up her career in a new direction, allowing her to reinvent herself and take on new responsibilities. In other words, this project that seemed like a nightmare could actually be the foundation of an exciting new phase in her career, as long as she recognized everything she was learning from it. The skills she would possess after pulling this off would make her stand head and shoulders over her peers, and she'd be able to position herself as someone with extraordinary experience.
I suggested she read Peaks and Valleys herself to get more insights. Long story short, the event went off without a hitch and my colleague was a hero and now that she has this experience under her belt, I've noticed that she seems more confident and assured in meetings and it won't surprise me if she gets promoted soon.
Thanks to Peaks and Valleys, I felt like I was able to offer some really simple yet constructive advice to a colleague who needed it! I guess that's what the author means by "Share It With Others." Thanks.