How are you at taking a compliment?
Personally, I’ve been working at accepting compliments more graciously in my own life lately. It’s not easy. Unless you’re really self-assured, I think the instinctive response is to deflect the kind words with modesty (“Oh this old thing?”) or humor (“Well I did shower today, so I’m feeling pretty fancy…”). At least that’s what I always do.
Learning to take a compliment in stride, though, is important for two reasons:
- It’s polite.
- You might learn something… (MORE)
