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The Rest Is Best
By Lorna Foreman
She stood there, arms akimbo,
smiling at the reflection in the
mirror. “So you think you are
pretty good, eh?” she said with a
smile.“Lots of friends — good friends,
too.Your boss likes you, or at least she
must like you since you got a whopper
of a raise last month; people call
you when they want advice. You are
kind to animals, and all that good
stuff. But how do you really know
what they are thinking?”
I am sure that most of us, when
we look in the mirror,feel we are really
nice people; compassionate, helpful,
loving partners, loving parents,
loyal to our friends, hardworking, not
to mention kind to small
animals...well, big animals as well.
If we are fortunate, we get
praised at work for a job well done. If
we are fortunate,we get positive feedback
from the other activities in our
lives, volunteer work, whatever.
What we hardly ever get is constructive
feedback as to how we are
really viewed by people, whether
they be significant others, friends, coworkers
or general realm of acquaintances.We
often get the negative feedback,
even if it is a subtle snubbing or
avoidance. Like Letters to the Editor,
they are often complaints not praise.
I recently read a great book called
Tuesdays with Morrie. In it a former
student of a university professor
meets with his mentor and spends
Tuesdays with him during the long
process of a degenerative disease that
The Power of Praise
The benefits of giving — and receiving — positive feedback
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