How do i help people with low self esteem and or low drive to do anything

I have several people in my life that expresses feelings of “distress” when talking about their life that definitely tells me that they ain’t happy or satisfied with anything and it really bothers me cause I really care about these people, and when they open up to me I don’t really know what to say or what I can do to help them. Usually I try to tell them how i tackle things, which almost always gets dismissed cause my way of doings things seems to impossible. Most likely because of low self esteem or motivation. How do I support these people in their troubles