STOP!” 🛑 he shouted. “I just gave you a gift 🎁 and you threw it on the floor!”
As I began to apologize, my college professor admonished me in the large lecture hall:
“Learn to accept compliments gracefully. Say a simple ‘thank you’ next time.“
(For context: Dr. Reynolds publicly praised my presentation. Wrinkling my nose as if disgusted, I muttered, “It wasn’t as good as the others.“)
Many people have a difficult time accepting praise🙌. They become embarrassed 🙈 and brush the compliment off with some deprecating remark.
When praised for their appearance/personality/a job well done, I’ve heard such comments as:
❌You can’t be serious.
❌You need glasses👓. I gained a lot of weight.
❌How could you like my new haircut? It makes my nose👃 look big.
❌I didn’t do anything special. Anyone could have done it. 🤷♀️
When people tell you that you’re special, or you look nice, or you’ve done a good job, accept their remarks with an assertive “Thank you.”
Tossing the praise off makes the compliment giver feel as if they have shown poor judgment:
👉You’re attacking their opinions and observations of you.
👉Comments that discount the compliment discount the compliment giver
Confident, assertive communicators accept direct praise without downplaying or ridiculing it with belittling remarks.
Compliments are a form of social interaction.
We all give them; we all receive them.
Just as important as learning to give a compliment is learning to take one!
The next time you feel uncomfortable when someone pays you a compliment, tell yourself:
✔️This person has praised me.
✔️I should feel good about it, not embarrassed.
✔️I should make them feel glad they praised me, not sorry!
Accepting a compliment gracefully involves four simple steps:
1️⃣ Hold your head high.
2️⃣ Look the person in the eye. 👁
3️⃣ Smile. 😀
4️⃣ Say, “Thank you.“ 🙏 [“I appreciate that,” or “What a nice thing to say.”] PERIOD
Practice the steps while looking in the mirror.
You’ll soon be accepting compliments with style and grace.
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