We stood and formed two rows, as asked.<\/p>\n

“Now give each other a sincere compliment.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Fat chance that’s going to work, I thought.<\/p>\n

How could anyone believe a compliment was serious if it was ‘planned’.<\/p>\n

Yet after looking at me for a minute the guy opposite me said, “I like your tie.”<\/p>\n

Hmmm, had he said anything else I would not have believed him.<\/p>\n

This new tie was<\/strong> particularly complementary as many people had mentioned since I bought it.<\/p>\n

So a lesson was learned. (in 1967<\/em>!<\/em><\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n

A sincere compliment always works if<\/strong> it is, in fact, sincere.<\/p>\n

So why say this?<\/p>\n

Because sometimes we have relationship situations that seem hard to resolve.<\/p>\n

Either because things have been shifting ever sooo slowly,<\/p>\n

there’s no time when it is noticeable by any one action — yet the cumulative is there.<\/p>\n

Other times because some problem \/fight \/argument has created an atmosphere hard to change.<\/p>\n

To solve these relationship situations that seem to be at an impasse:<\/p>\n

Give the person 3 compliments<\/strong> each and every day for one week.<\/p>\n

Only three. Not 2 or 4. THREE.<\/p>\n

And of course they MUST be sincere or this does not work.<\/p>\n

That’s it.<\/p>\n

Too simple?<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

It is<\/em> quite simple yet it’s virtually 100% effective.<\/p>\n

3 sincere<\/em><\/strong> compliments, each and every day, for one week.<\/p>\n

————————–<\/p>\n

To reinforce this read any two below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

# 7<\/a><\/strong> Disaster<\/a> – 10<\/a><\/strong> Progress It<\/a> – 11<\/a><\/strong> Feedback<\/a> – 13<\/a><\/strong> Changing Change<\/a> – 27<\/a><\/strong> Responses<\/a><\/p>\n

31<\/a><\/strong> Being at-Cause<\/a> – 75<\/a><\/strong> Same<\/a> – 121<\/a><\/strong> Carrot & Stick<\/a> – 135<\/a><\/strong> Excuses<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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