How To Build Up People With Praise
Successful relationships are key to personal success. There is little accomplished today that does not require some measure of support from community or teams.
If you want to develop successful relationships, you work on building up others. You know the people who encourage you and how good you feel when you are around them. You have likely encountered those that would tear you down, and you know how that makes you feel.
Resolve to be the former, not the latter.
One of the ways to encourage others is to praise them. There is power in recognizing what others have accomplished; it not only builds up the other person, but it strengthens your relationship.
I’m not talking about shallow flattery and sucking-up. I ‘m talking about looking for and recognizing positive character traits and action in others. Don’t lie to people. They will see through the deceit.
What are the benefits of praising?
- Your relationship develops. People sense your interest in them and are willing to give more of themselves to you.
- Your influence grows. Who is going to have more influence in the lives of others, the one who tears down or the one who builds up?
- You build stronger loyalty. When the individual knows they are appreciated, they become loyal, because they know that you care about them.
- You create happy, fulfilled people. This is not an exercise in “return on investment.” It is right to build up others, without expecting anything in return. Someone out there is looking to tear them down; you be the person committed to building them up.
How to we praise others?
- Consider character traits. Are they:
- Hard-working?
- Honest?
- Happy?
- Unselfish?
- …let them know how much you appreciate that trait. You can do it with:
- a word
- a card
- a phone call
- a letter
- Respond to action. Show you appreciate something done for you with:
- a card
- a gift
- time off from work
- a returned favour
Make it a goal to praise somebody every day: five is better than one and ten is better than five. It will take work, but it is possible. Any way you look at it, there is power in praising people.
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