There are two parts to a compliment: the saying of it, and the receiving of it. Society has trained us to be humble and modest; too modest. So self-effacing, in fact, that when people say nice things to us, we shrug them off. We don’t hear them.“I love your dress.” “Oh, this old thing? I got it on sale years ago.”“Good work today!” “Yes, but I didn’t get this done, I could have done this better and . . .”We need to stop and really hear when people praise us. And believe them. Let them into our hearts. So ten times a day, all this week, when someone applauds your work, appreciates your efforts, or says anything nice at all about you, stop! Take a deep breath, let it soak into your bones, then simply say “Thank you.” Think you don’t get ten positive comments a day? Start listening for them.

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