People love a compliment. However, does the axiom, “Flattery will get you everywhere” feel right on you? By that I mean, doesn’t it seem shallow?
Well, it is because a flattering statement is often delivered without an element of sincerity. In fact, often the flatterer is thinking just the opposite.
Thoughtful words which express appreciation for a peer or subordinate do more for the individual’s self-esteem than flattery.
Do you spend more time nurturing self-esteem in your employees or family members? It seems we earnestly deliver the groceries to feed the family, but do little to nourish the self-esteem of loved ones.
Paul Harvey, in one of his radio broadcasts, “The Rest of the Story,” told how showing sincere appreciation can change a person’s life.
He reported that years ago a teacher in Detroit asked Stevie Morris to help her find a mouse that was lost in the classroom. You see, she appreciated the fact that nature had given Stevie something no one else in the room had. Nature had given Stevie a remarkable pair of ears to compensate for his blind eyes.
But this was really the first time Stevie had been shown appreciation for those talented ears.
Now, years later, he says that this act of appreciation was the beginning of a new life. You see, from that time on he developed his gift of hearing and went on to become, under the stage name of Stevie Wonder, one of the great pop singers and songwriters of the seventies.*
And now you know…the rest of the story.
* Paul Aurandt, Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story (New York: Doubleday, 1977). Edited and compiled by Lynne Harvey. Copyright (c) by Paulynne, Inc.
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