Sincerely Accept a Compliment I just left EFCs Martial Arts MPower Summit in D.C. where I had the privilege of seeing old friends, meeting new ones and leading a session on Retention and Recruiting. My session seemed to go well and I received some good feedback from several attendees. One couple in attendance followed me out of the room and then thanked me profusely, telling me that that was the best workshop they had attended in years...and they seemed to mean it. Instead of accepting their compliment, I quickly changed the subject (sometimes I am uncomfortable with compliments). After doing this, I sensed something different about their energy and then I realized (fortunately, before it was too late) that I had disrespected them by not fully accepting their compliment. They were giving me a gift, the gift of thanks, and I had only half heartedly accepted it. I quickly turned the conversation around, thanked them and then told them how much their kind words meant to me. I am pretty sure they went away feeling good about the conversation. I know I did. It seems to me that I have learned this lesson before, but I guess that sometimes you have to learn the same lesson several times before it sinks in. Going forward, I am really going to try to accept a compliment when it comes my way. I am reminded of the 3rd Mastery Mindset from the Satori Challenge, I Accept Positive Energy. How about you? Do you shrug off compliments or do you embrace them?
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 22:48:13 +0000
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