Why You Should Always Accept Compliments

And why you should always accept them with "Thank you..."

By MindBodyGreen

First of all, there's a saying that the easiest way to find out if a person is confident is to give them a compliment and wait for their response.If they answer with, "Thank you", then they pass the confidence test. If they brush off the compliment or deflect it, then they're probably not confident.

It's also important to think of compliments in spiritual terms: When a compliment is given, think of it as a ray of positive energy flowing right to you.

Sounds pretty good, right?

So why would you want to turn this positive energy away by brushing it off or dismissing it?

How about next time a compliment comes your way responding with two simple words, "Thank you."

Keep on bringin' that Positive (with a capital "P") energy my way!

Published September 1, 2009 at 12:00 AM