{"id":2084,"date":"2010-10-30T02:02:18","date_gmt":"2010-10-30T02:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=2084"},"modified":"2010-10-30T02:02:18","modified_gmt":"2010-10-30T02:02:18","slug":"the-incredible-power-of-a-compliment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2010\/10\/30\/the-incredible-power-of-a-compliment\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Power Of A Compliment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/animatoranand.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/11\/19152319r-copy2.jpg?resize=369%2C555\" alt=\"\" width=\"369\" height=\"555\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>“Everybody loves to be told they are pretty.”\u00c2\u00a0 <\/strong>A friend\u00c2\u00a0once told me that when I asked him why he kept playing golf with a competitive company.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here is what he knew, <strong>there is incredible\u00c2\u00a0power\u00c2\u00a0in a compliment<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 In a positive sense, it can\u00c2\u00a0make people accomplish more than they ever\u00c2\u00a0dreamed possible.\u00c2\u00a0 In a negative sense, it can make people do destructive things such as leaving their families for\u00c2\u00a0lesser alternatives and damaging\u00c2\u00a0future\u00c2\u00a0generations.<\/p>\n<p>I got some very nice compliments a person I respect today.\u00c2\u00a0 Here is are some truths about compliments that I was reminded of:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Compliments <strong>validate<\/strong> your efforts.<\/li>\n<li>Compliments mean more coming from some people than others, especially those who are <strong>selective with praise<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Compliments should be <strong>specific<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Compliments should <strong>never come rarely<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Compliments are a sign of <strong>generosity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Compliments\u00c2\u00a0are <strong>motivating<\/strong> and can sustain high performance.<\/li>\n<li>Compliments make me <strong>temporarily forget <\/strong>any pain and frustration I’m feeling.<\/li>\n<li>Compliments should never be used as <strong>manipulation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Compliments are extremely well received when <strong>given publicly<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Compliments are <strong>desperately needed<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Husbands, a word of warning for you<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 If you don’t compliment your wife, someone else with less than pure motives will.\u00c2\u00a0 Remember, everyone wants to be told they are pretty.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders, have you given your team members the gift of a compliment lately?\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To automatically receive\u00c2\u00a0future posts on leadership, simply subscribe or\u00c2\u00a0click <a title=\"RSS Feed\" href=\"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>“Everybody loves to be told they are pretty.”\u00c2\u00a0 A friend\u00c2\u00a0once told me that when I asked him why he kept playing golf with a competitive company.\u00c2\u00a0 Here is what he knew, there is incredible\u00c2\u00a0power\u00c2\u00a0in a compliment.\u00c2\u00a0 In a positive sense, it can\u00c2\u00a0make people accomplish more than they ever\u00c2\u00a0dreamed possible.\u00c2\u00a0 In a negative sense, it can 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