Celebrating National Compliment Day on January 24 is a great opportunity to exercise kindness and compassion. Sharing a compliment with someone can improve both your moods and mental attitudes. Showing appreciation by giving compliments is also important for creating and nurturing strong relationships with others.
The Benefits Of Compliments
Compliments can be powerful. Sharing positivity by giving compliments raises self-esteem and confidence for both the person giving and the person receiving. Giving compliments also increases the well-being of each person.
Another positive effect of complimenting others is a natural enhancement of your leadership skills and abilities. Positive people provide positive influence for others. People enjoy connecting with positive people, and often look to those individuals for guidance.
How To Celebrate
Give someone, or many people, a sincere compliment today. Giving a great compliment requires sincerity. If you don’t mean what you’re saying, a compliment isn’t as believable. Also, giving a compliment about someone’s character, skill, or knowledge can have a great impact. Complimenting someone’s appearance or personal taste is great as well, as long as it’s given genuinely.
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Sources: NationalToday.com, Happify Daily
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