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Posted on September 16, 2021September 15, 2021

Spreading praise

True praise roots and spreads.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 276. The first word is critical: True The difference between affirmation and flattery…

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Posted on April 16, 2021April 8, 2021

“As you wish.”

The 1987 film The Princess Bride is an intergenerational classic with universal appeal. A loving grandfather comes over to read a book to his sick…

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Posted on March 31, 2021March 22, 2021

Affirmation

Sam Crabtree's Practicing Affirmation is excellent. He argues that the normal drift of our lives pushes us toward correction and criticism and away from encouragement…

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Posted on January 28, 2021January 26, 2021

Be specific

"Thanks very much: it is so interesting to hear exactly what people do like and don't like, which is just what grown-up readers never really…

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Posted on December 9, 2020December 8, 2020

Tell ’em

We hesitate to encourage people. For a variety of reasons. We worry that we'll sound cheesy or fake. Or that the moment will be awkward.…

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Posted on July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

Idiot light

I almost destroyed my first car. One day, thankfully, I just happened to be giving my dad a ride and he noticed a light on…

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Posted on July 13, 2020

“You can do anything.”

An older gentlemen who has enjoyed a decorated career across the decades shared that one of the main reasons that he can do so many…

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