I am going to challenge you this week to take the compliment. Getting support from others involves give and take. When people give you solid helpful support, let them know you appreciate it!
Getting a compliment especially on something that you are working on, but not yet accomplished can be uncomfortable. Do you catch yourself discounting or be negative towards yourself? It’s easy to discount people’s comments because of your own frustrations toward progress to your goal. But when you react to compliments in a negative way, it makes people think their support doesn’t mean anything to you.
Don’t believe me? Think back to when you gave someone a genuine compliment and they dismissed it. How did you make you feel? Now think of when you gave a compliment and the person was appreciative. Who do you think you will give more compliments too?
Just say, “You can’t imagine how much it means to hear you say that. Thank You!!” It is seriously that easy.
This week practice giving and receiving compliments. Make sure you are genuine and see how people react. You can be the positive force that keeps that person continuing on their journey to meet their goals.