National Compliment Day is celebrated in the U.S. in January.

In The Netherlands  they’ve expanded this holiday day across the globe  into World Compliment Day.

The goal is to give at least three compliments during the day.

All kinds of interesting new research confirms the thought leadership that one of the deepest desires of human beings is a craving for appreciation.

And compliments and appreciative words are among the most powerful motivators and tremendous sources of deeper connection, a positive, productive outlook and personal joy.

Despite what seems to be an increasing culture of callousness, the power of appreciation is bubbling up across the country.

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Last night as I stumbled back to bed from a 3 AM trip down the hall, I had a forehead thumping hit for a report I am updating, 7 Biggest Mistakes Managers Make with Appreciation.

Do you get your breakthroughs in inconvenient places like the dark of night, the shower, driving, too?

Not wanting to turn on lights to write, I fumbled for my phone on my bookshelf and decided to try to record my thoughts.

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Author Monica Strobel is interviewed about the power of giving more compliments, as in her book, The Compliment Quotient. Improve your relationships and your own healthy well-being of this one, simple practice. co

With the holidays rapidly approaching, you may be wondering how to best remember your clients.

“The deepest principle of human nature is the desire for appreciation.” William James

Why not consider gifts that impact people in a positive, uplifting and long-lasting way.

1. Positive messages counteract the comparing and stress that can arise during the stress we get into during the holidays.
2. People remember more than anything how you make them feel.
3. Stars from will.i.am to Regis Philbin have spoken of the power of encouraging words to turn around their success.

Visit my GRATULARI Compliments Gifts line for unique and special gifts.

The word Gratulari means, literally, “to wish joy” and which is exactly what you do giving someone an authentically felt and delivered compliment. As I detail in my book, rather than being simply etiquette or flattery, a compliment combines eight different essential and spiritual qualities, including gratitude, respect, esteem, appreciation, hope, and more, wrapped up in what I call a “sweet little pay-it-forward package.”

While a compliment does live long in memory and can turn someone’s life and attitude around when you least know it, a compliment gift enables them to draw on that compliment energy whenever they want.

Plus, these gifts are are pretty, fun and functional, too!!  For instance…

The Compliment Charm Necklaces can be worn with either the design or the compliment facing out, depending on how they are feeling and what they want to share with others or keep to themselves.

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Once you’ve put up  each one of the 30 different Compliment A Day cards on display, you can start using them to add in a greeting card, tuck them into your child’s lunchbox, in your spouse’s briefcase or pocket, or your daily planner or wallet for a positive burst of energy through the day.

Or check out the Compliments NoteCards, more.

This special is meant for those who’d like multiple items for clients (or friends). Now through December 10, use the code COACHGIFT at the store tab above or here (http://www.complimentquotient.com/store).

You get 20% off your entire order, special shipping rates and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross for disaster relief efforts.

DONE FOR YOU: Email or call me for a complete Turn-key drop ship order to your clients: including direct mailing to your list, wrapped for holiday giving, a card included from you and delivered on-time. Pricing dependent upon the order. But my goal is to help you.

It’s a WIN-WIN-WIN. My favorite– and only– kind of contest.

Visit the STORE tab above, or go here. Special sale shipping prices, too! code: COACHGIFT

You are Brilliant!

Monica

America’s Complimentologist

Contact me at areacode 303 number 898.8706  or email monica (at) complimentquotient.com for the Turn-key order.

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month– and it’s rapidly drawing to a close! Now is your chance to not only get the kind of gifts that really impact people in a positive, uplifting and long-lasting way, but make a bigger difference, too.

While I am happy to partner to raise funds for different nonprofit and positive endeavors (Compliments for a Cause^TM), one of my main areas is to support women through ovarian cancer research and support programs.

Those of you who have read my book or been with me since the beginning of the Compliment Quotient, know that I raise funds for this cause in particular because of two amazing women in my life, my cousin Rodi who is an OC survivor and my dear friend Amy, who lost her life to this disease two years ago, a wife and mother of two young girls.

SO shoppers, have some fun over at my store with the GRATULARI compliments gifts line and let’s make an even bigger donation to ovarian cancer research on all of our behalfs.

The word Gratulari means, literally, “to wish joy” and nothing is more joyful than giving someone an authentically felt and delivered compliment!

Besides, while a compliment does live long in memory and can turn someone’s life and attitude around when you least know it, a compliment gift enables them to draw on that compliment energy whenever they want.

Plus, these gifts are are pretty, fun and functional, too!!

For instance…

The Compliment Charm Necklaces can be worn with the design or the compliment facing out, depending on how they are feeling.

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Watch for 5 quick tips why developing a compliment habit with your children helps their achievement and builds your loving bonds with them.

From my recent media interview with Stephanie Grady (Morning anchor at FOX 23 Morning News in Albany, New York.)

Remember, not to simply praise what they do (so they don’t think they need to earn your love or attention by doing) or how they look or any one single thing.

The secret power of compliments is that by tuning in to look for positives and communicate them in a variety of praise, acknowledgement or compliments, you’re conveying your unconditional love, which is the most important thing in boosting a child’s sense of self.

Have you seen the deliriously happy dog Chuck, who was welcoming home his soldier-dad after an eight month deployment?  His wife videotaped this bouncing off the ground excitement, because they had gone through it when the serviceman came home the first time, a year ago, and Chuck had expressed his you-rock-my-world-I’ve-missed-you-so-much enthusiasm then, too.

How do you welcome home your guy (or your children, your sister, your friends) after some time apart? Most of us aren’t deployed for months at a time (and are so thankful to those who risk there lives for us every day). But do you greet them with an uplifted, cheerful excitement at the end of the day? Or do you immediately start to download about the day, share your gripes or worse, focus on all the things he or she forgot to do, hasn’t done yet or doesn’t do right?!

You can easily refocus your energy and uplift your own attitude by choosing first and foremost, to focus on something, even any one thing, that is right, good, noteworthy, and start there. “Wow, you still look handsome to me.”  “You remembered to…. Thanks so much.” “You made it through another day…. you are a rock star.”

Remember, this is the essence of the power of compliments as in my Positive Focus Success System^TM: See it (choose to look for something positive); Say it (don’t keep it to yourself, give a sweet, simple, saucy, quick, kind, cheerful word or two of  praise) and Be it (you– and they– grow into the direction you focus on).

Enjoy the video below, and why not surprise your loved ones with an enthusiastic hello (or goodbye) more often.  Your relationships and you, will benefit. Let me know what you do!

You are brilliant!

A very special Valentine’s Day gift for you for Complimentuesday February 14, 2012.  Enjoy! (1 minute)

Recently fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld gave the epitome of a backhanded compliment to singer Adele.

“I prefer Adele and Florence Welch,” he said. “But as a modern singer [Lana Del Rey] is not bad. The thing at the moment is Adele. She is a little too fat, but she has a beautiful face and a divine voice. Lana Del Rey is not bad at all. She looks very much like a modern-time singer.”

Adele has certainly had her classy comeuppance with last night’s sweep of Grammy awards. Looking gorgeous and gracious, she radiated gratitude as she accepted award after award.

Some may give Lagerfeld a pass as the near 80-year-old has put his foot in his mouth before– what do you expect, perhaps from someone rooted in the body-culture of the fashion industry  (“No one wants to see curvy women on the catwalk, 2009).

But don’t risk the pain, problems and otherwise unprofessionalism of an un-compliment yourself.

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