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Compliments

How Do You Handle Compliments ?

Christine Eilvig | Posted 04.19.2013 | Healthy Living
Christine Eilvig

It can feel unsafe and vulnerable to receive compliments and take them to heart. If we quickly return the energy, we can stay in our comfort zone and we obstruct the intimate and heart-opening growth before us.

The One Thing You Can Do To Make Your Adult Kids Happy

Donne Davis | Posted 04.06.2013 | Fifty
Donne Davis

We would all do well to remember Mother Teresa's wise words: "There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread."

How to Make a Good First Impression

Meryl Hartstein | Posted 04.03.2013 | Women
Meryl Hartstein

When we meet someone for the first time, it's natural for our guard to be up. We automatically size them up with our eyes. We subconsciously check out their attire, their accessories, how they style their hair. We need to be aware of this in order to change it and open ourselves up to people.

12 Great Compliments You Can Give Anyone

Posted 01.25.2013 | OWN

Send a small, bright Tinker Bell of happiness into somebody's day. Columnist Leigh Newman reveals the compliments that will make anyone feel good. ...

Giving and Accepting Compliments

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 03.16.2013 | Style
Lisa Mirza Grotts

When we pay a compliment to someone, we feel better about ourselves by making another person feel better about him- or herself! And when we accept a compliment gracefully, it works the same way.

How One Student Is Making His Whole School Happier (VIDEO)

Posted 01.04.2013 | Teen

To combat bullying and boost positivity at his school, one student is going online and posting compliments on Twitter about many of his classmates. Hi...

How Do I Look? Women and the Need for a Second Opinion

Julie Gerstenblatt | Posted 12.18.2012 | Comedy
Julie Gerstenblatt

"Hi! Ohmigod, I'm so glad you're here!" she said. I wasn't sure why, but suddenly, so was I! She gestured to her legs. "Are these pants too tight on me?"

The 12 Best Compliments Ever

Posted 09.26.2012 | Healthy Living

Compliments are like a magic wand: we wave around a ā€œnice work!ā€ and spirits are lifted. We tell people, ā€œyou have a beautiful heart,ā€ and sou...

Salute a Teenager

Maureen Anderson | Posted 10.22.2012 | Parents
Maureen Anderson

Some people can't wait to pass along the latest bad news. I feel guilty if I hear -- or notice -- good news and don't pass that along.

Accepting Appreciation: The Gift That Keeps Giving

Lorraine Roe | Posted 09.17.2012 | Healthy Living
Lorraine Roe

I'm not sure where I learned it, but I know when I did learn the concept of accepting a compliment. I never learned it at home or in school or at chu...

VIDEO: How to Take a Compliment

Gabrielle Bernstein | Posted 08.11.2012 | Healthy Living
Gabrielle Bernstein

After a few days in London I recognized a pattern. It seems to be a common theme that Brits are uncomfortable taking compliments. In response to this realization, I decided to vlog about it! In this video, I offer tips for how to take a compliment and practice receiving.

The Way to a Woman's Heart Begins With These Five Words

JJ Virgin | Posted 06.30.2012 | Healthy Living
JJ Virgin

Researchers in a recent study found that about 40 percent of women love when you compliment their smiles. But want to hit a home run? Five words: "You look thinner than usual."

When Compliments Backfire

Melanie Curtin | Posted 06.04.2012 | Women
Melanie Curtin

It's nice to get compliments. Just make sure you don't give them -- or take them -- too seriously.

The Thanksgiving Challenge

Adele Scheele | Posted 01.23.2012 | Healthy Living
Adele Scheele

You are either going to be busy up to your elbows cooking the bird, or driving somewhere to eat it with family or friends. Either way, you probably have mixed feelings about the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.

A Simple Game-Changer

Jen Groover | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Jen Groover

What if we focused on and appreciated "the good" in people instead of looking for and magnifying "the bad"?

The Gratitude Experiment (VIDEO)

Greg Archer | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Greg Archer

If you think Thanksgiving is the best time to feel thankful and express gratitude, think again. Watch as I take the power of gratitude to the streets.

The Compliment Guys Offer Free Ego Boosts (VIDEO)

YouTube | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

If you feel down and out, just pray the Compliment Guys come to your town. The duo, Cameron Brown and Brett Westcott, both students at Purdue Universi...