Comments on: How To Take A Compliment (Harder Than You Think) http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/how-to-take-a-compliment-harder-than-you-think/ Magic Words That Make You Rich Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:31:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan Davidson http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/how-to-take-a-compliment-harder-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 Alan Davidson Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:33:31 +0000 http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/?p=293#comment-1813 Chris. Your point #3 is right on. When people give me compliments I KNOW it's 100% about them. The gift for me is to look deep into myself and notice I I can find that slice of truth within me too. Sometimes that's yes, and sometimes no. Nice to look though. Chris. Your point #3 is right on. When people give me compliments I KNOW it’s 100% about them. The gift for me is to look deep into myself and notice I I can find that slice of truth within me too. Sometimes that’s yes, and sometimes no. Nice to look though.

]]> By: Tony Finbarr-Smith http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/how-to-take-a-compliment-harder-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 Tony Finbarr-Smith Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:13:03 +0000 http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/?p=293#comment-1805 As a singer, I get lots of compliments, and I do feel a bit "aw shucks" about it and feel like a very awkward person who doesn't want to look a dick by being overconfident and self-assured. The fact is, I hate getting the compliments. Quite a while back I noticed a little pattern. Someone comes up to me, telling me I'm the best singer the club has had in a long time. I know for a fact that 8 or 9 times out of 10 this same person will be telling next weeks act the same thing. (I was a compere for a while so saw it in action from the same audience members each week.) Based on this, I agree that a compliment is not about the person receiving it, it's about the person giving it. In my specific situation, I've observed they get immense pleasure from it, and maybe that's why I feel awkward; I really don't enjoy watching someone pleasuring themselves in front of me, using me as an excuse for their self-gratification. If I was a rockstar, with 20something women in my audience, I'd never say that, but it's probably worth mentioning that most of my audiences are the over 50s :) Thanks for the great blog post Chris. As a singer, I get lots of compliments, and I do feel a bit “aw shucks” about it and feel like a very awkward person who doesn’t want to look a dick by being overconfident and self-assured. The fact is, I hate getting the compliments.
Quite a while back I noticed a little pattern.
Someone comes up to me, telling me I’m the best singer the club has had in a long time. I know for a fact that 8 or 9 times out of 10 this same person will be telling next weeks act the same thing.
(I was a compere for a while so saw it in action from the same audience members each week.)
Based on this, I agree that a compliment is not about the person receiving it, it’s about the person giving it. In my specific situation, I’ve observed they get immense pleasure from it, and maybe that’s why I feel awkward; I really don’t enjoy watching someone pleasuring themselves in front of me, using me as an excuse for their self-gratification.
If I was a rockstar, with 20something women in my audience, I’d never say that, but it’s probably worth mentioning that most of my audiences are the over 50s :)

Thanks for the great blog post Chris.

]]> By: Chris Haddad http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/how-to-take-a-compliment-harder-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 Chris Haddad Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:29:53 +0000 http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/?p=293#comment-1804 Thanks, guys. Mikko: Dig your blog. Cool stuff and stuff I have a lot of personal fascination for. Jim, thanks buddy. I keep having to remind myself that I ENJOY writing and that I'm allowed to have fun with it. Thanks, guys. Mikko: Dig your blog. Cool stuff and stuff I have a lot of personal fascination for.

Jim, thanks buddy. I keep having to remind myself that I ENJOY writing and that I’m allowed to have fun with it.

]]> By: Jim http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/how-to-take-a-compliment-harder-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-1803 Jim Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:24:47 +0000 http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/?p=293#comment-1803 Chris, your words flow like a river of the purest chocolate sauce. Seriously, thank you for this article. It's awesome, and I'm taking it as a compliment :) Chris, your words flow like a river of the purest chocolate sauce. Seriously, thank you for this article. It’s awesome, and I’m taking it as a compliment :)

]]> By: Mikko Kemppe - Relationship Coach http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/how-to-take-a-compliment-harder-than-you-think/comment-page-1/#comment-1802 Mikko Kemppe - Relationship Coach Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:21:21 +0000 http://www.moneyfingersinc.com/?p=293#comment-1802 Thank you for posting this fellow dancer :)! I agree with it 100%. Thank you for posting this fellow dancer :) ! I agree with it 100%.

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