Use the following check lists to develop your ability to give and receive compliments.
· DON’T FALL INTO THE COMPASSION TRAP BY GIVING INAPPROPRIATE COMPLEMENTS OR FALSE FLATTERY IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL GOOD.
· DO GIVE SINCERE COMPLIMENTS AS EXPRESSIONS OF YOUR APPRECIATION.
· DO MAKE YOUR COMPLIMENT SPECIFIC.
· DO ACKNOWLEDGE A COMPLIMENT YOU RECEIVE, EITHER VERBALLY OR NON-VERBALLY.
· DON’T FEEL EMBARRASSED OR PUT DOWN BY A GENUINE COMPLIMENT.
· DON’T FEEL OBLIGATED TO GIVE A COMPLIMENT IN RETURN FOR ONE.
· DON’T USE GOD NEWS AS A WAY TO EAST IN TO THE BAD NEWS.