Despite the fact that most of us often crave acknowledgement and reassurance in the form of kind words, a lot of people can’t seem to take a compliment. Something in us seems to cringe with revulsion like we just can’t accept the legitimacy of anything nice that might be said about us. We may justify ourselves by thinking it modesty, but it just makes things awkward.
Advice on receiving, and giving, dodge-proof praise from Antony Sammeroff. Episode 60 of the Be Yourself and Love It! Podcast
