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March 1 is National Compliments Day. A good reason to wonder about the power of compliments. Because that power is staggering! The more compliments you receive, the better you feel. And… the better your results. But giving good compliments is not that easy. Neither is receiving them. Luckily both skills are\u00a0simple to improve.<\/h3>\n
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Why compliments matter that much? They help you to achieve flow, the optimal mental state, in which you can excel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As shown in the graph above\u00a0(from the\u00a0presentation<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that Gaby Remmers of\u00a0Blauw Research and I presented at Marketing Insights Event 2015 (MIE15)), not only is flow achieved through receiving a compliment. Also praising others helps you get into this mental state.<\/p>\n

Giving and receiving, an art<\/h3>\n

It’s important to master the art of giving and receiving compliments. Giving compliments with the desired effect\u00a0turns out to not be that easy. Often your thumbs up for the other person says more about you than about the one on the receiving end. People tend to mostly notice things they find important, and things they would like to be complimented on themselves.\u00a0Often they don’t check if the compliment has as much meaning for the receiver. Even though compliments have their maximum value when awarded for something that required real effort. Something that turned out well after persistent creativity.\u00a0How to know what those things are for the one you wish to compliment? How about you ask them?<\/p>\n

Properly receiving compliments\u00a0too is not as simple as it seems. How often do people dismiss well intended praise with something like: ‘Ah well, it’s nothing really.’ or: ‘It was on sale.’? As this video shows when you and the other person let a compliment sink and you are aware of its impact, the effect is remarkable.<\/p>\n