9 minutes | Tuesday, March 1, 2022
You can connect with Suzie at www.DivaOfLove.com§ Today is World Compliment Day and it is meant to spread joy through simple verbal affirmations of appreciation – not physical but verbal. A compliment is expressing admiration, compliments, encouragement, or respect. What better way to spread love than to make someone feel good about themselves?§ Essentially, complimenting someone involves a verbal expression, rather than material gifts and it can really make someone’s day. When you give a compliment, you show other people that you appreciate all aspects of them – including appearance, actions, words, etc§ Those who give sincere, genuine compliments are typically more likeable by others, which can go a long way when wanting to succeed in your personal and professional life. However, compliments can come off as creepy or unwelcome so ensure that the compliments you give are in a positive way. Keep your agenda out of it. Telling someone they are attractive because you genuinely want to tell them is a good thing, telling them they are hot because you want to be intimate with them does not come off as positive for most people.§ When giving compliments, sincerity is paramount. When you are not sincere, people know it and it comes off very negatively.§ One way of really sounding genuine is attaching a compliment to something someone values or worked hard on. Telling someone you really enjoyed reading something they wrote and WHY you enjoyed it means a lot more than saying “good for you for writing something”.§ If there is something, they are proud of or passionate about that is another good place to start when giving compliments.§ Also, make sure that your compliments are specific rather than general.§ Context is essential as well. The right compliment in the right scenario can go a long way. In the wrong context, a compliment can be taken the wrong way.§ Many people are uncomfortable receiving compliments, me being one of them. If you are one of these people, normalize saying “thank you” when someone compliments you.§ If you are looking for examples of compliments, here are some ideas (you can find more here): you're an awesome friend, I’m grateful for you, you look fantastic today, you are strong, you are smart, I really like your perspective on “x”, your kindness makes such an impact, I really appreciated how you handled that situation, I love being around you, etc§ TRY THIS: Write down what you genuinely appreciate about people in your life and tell them.§ POST IT NOTE: I will compliment others in an authentic way Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.