205 Compliment an Equal

All too often we forget just how ritual-istic Compliments are.

Especially if an ‘inferior’ pays a compliment to a ‘superior’ (ie: Child to Parent)

What would they know.

Or ‘superior’ to ‘inferior’. (ie: Boss to Employee)

He’s just being kind because of his position.

We almost never, as equals, trade compliments.

So how to really give a compliment to an equal (or a superior) and make it count?

Simple.

Mention the compliment to another person, but within earshot of the intended recipient.

I tend to ignore most compliments,

but I always accept those I ‘overhear’ about myself.

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To reinforce this read any two below:

# 110 Nothing –  115 Give, Get – 202 Compliments