Give Praise Often

Give praise often.

How do we feel when we receive praises? We feel good, don't we? When I say praise, I mean honest and genuine compliments on a person's strengths, character or a job done well. When we give pRAISE, we raise a person up, in terms of self-confidence and esteem. It is a great morale booster and an acknowledgement for the person's effort and hard work. Humans have the tendency to remember the negative things, if we receive 100 good comments and 1 bad feedback, there is a tendency that we would remember the bad feedback and ignore all the other good things said about us.

So, be generous to give praises and compliments to your loved ones (your spouse, your children, your friends or even your parents). It will help in your relationships with them as you appreciate what they are good at. It will help give them a gentle reminder on how good they really are and inspire them to do even better. I always believe in the utmost potential inside all of us, but we need encouragement and praises to bring the best out of us.

Give praise to the children, youth whom you crossed path with, even if you are not related to them. Build them up and help them become confident adults because our society will benefit as a whole when these youth realise their full potential.