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Different Ways Of Saying Thank You

January 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By CD Mohatta -

Thanking a person is probably one of the best appreciations ever. You cannot make a person’s day in any other better way than by thanking them for all that they have done for you. It is the best way to show them how much you appreciate and value them. In the following few lines, we will talk about different ways of saying thank you to your loved ones and to the people around you.

One of the sweetest ways to thank a person is by sending them gifts. Get them small little things that you think they will need and add a little thank you note to the gift. Chocolates, cakes, flowers and greeting cards are great options that you can consider. You can even opt for small little mementos that they can keep around in their homes and will remind them of you. Photo albums of the two of you can be gifted to someone whom you want to thank for their very presence in your life. If the person is really special to you and you want to really thank them from your heart, you can make them something instead of purchasing it from a shop. Poems, letters, texts, emails and voice mails are also good mediums that you could use to thank someone.

You don’t need to be as good as Shakespeare to use words to say a genuine thank you. If the feelings that you have are sincere and genuine, your message will surely reach their heart. Last but not the least, spelling it out to them is one of the best mediums you can use for a sincere appreciation. If you don’t like beating around the bush too much, walk straight up to them, look into their eyes and tell them how thankful you are to them. You just cannot do any better than this. Your message will reach deeper into their hearts than ever.

Who doesn’t like to be appreciated? It will only motivate them to be more sweet to you in future because they will know that you care. Be it your family members, friends, lover, boss, subordinates, colleagues, classmates or neighbors; even a simple thank you can make them feel very special. It will remind the people in your life that you have not taken them for granted and never will. Never ignore the power that genuine appreciation has over people. Use creative ways to appreciate and thank them for their presence in your life.

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The Importance of Appreciation In Your Life

January 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Kimberley Cohen -

In your circle of friends, or amongst co-workers, or family members, or even from yourself, do you hear more complaining, blaming, criticizing and judging? Or, do you hear the appreciation for things and others in life?

Are you the type of person spreading thanks, cheer and good will, or are you contributing to your own or other people’s doom and gloom?

You can still appreciate life through all its ups and downs and twists and turns. Do you believe it? Are you able to do this?

All you need to do is take a look around you. Notice the beauty in others and all that surrounds you right where you are in this very moment. Try it.

Whether you are having a good day or and an off day, a great week or a terrible one, the importance of gratitude can lift your spirits and shift your mood, and, sometimes even those around you.

Let’s say you are going through a tough phase in your life right now – physically, emotionally, or in a relationship. Perhaps things aren’t going well financially or at work for you or with someone you know, or you may have heard or personally experienced some unsettling news. Appreciating the smallest of things can realign your vibrational frequency from separation to one of connection again.

Whether you are down in the dumps or sitting on top of the world, if you aren’t being thankful perhaps it’s time you start. You have nothing lose and much to be gained.

Right now, no matter where you are in your current surroundings or in your life, you can appreciate something or someone. Even if it’s only one thing today, that’s okay. What’s important is that you are appreciating yourself and something or someone every day.

See if you can hold your attention on what you are thankful for; really focus on it. Start with 15 seconds, then increase it to 30, and then a minute. Really feel it in your body. What are you aware of when you do? Notice how your energy and mood shift as you do so.

Alan Cohen said, “Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts”.

You can shine the light of your thankful thoughts towards anyone or anything, and at any time you choose.

What and whom do you appreciate in your life right now?

  • You can be thankful you woke this morning.
  • You can appreciate your work and that you are able to work.
  • You can be grateful for your home, family and friends.
  • You can give thanks for your life just the way it is.
  • You can be grateful for your freedom.
  • You can value yourself and others.
  • You can welcome the unexpected and the lessons you will learn.
  • You can appreciate nature and all its splendor with each passing day and season.
  • You can let others know how thankful you are that they are in your life.
  • You can give thanks for being you.
  • You can appreciate your body and all that it allows you to do.
  • You can be thankful for all or as many of the 5 senses that you have.
  • You can value the vast diversities in this wonderful universe.
  • You can be grateful you are breathing at this very minute.
  • You can be thankful for the “things” in your life like computers, phones, clothes, buildings, planes, cars, etc.
  • You can be grateful for the food that nourishes your body.
  • You can give thanks for what inspires you to be the best you can be.
  • You can value your life and others each and every day.

There is so much you can appreciate right where you are in this exact moment!

The most important thing is to make time each and every day to appreciate what and whom is in your life.

When things aren’t going well for you or for someone you know, you might find yourself not wanting to be thankful or wondering how or why you should be at this time.

Acknowledge the feeling(s) and then remind yourself that you do have a choice of remaining in this mindset if you so choose. Or if you want, you can elevate and often alleviate these emotions by appreciating something or someone.

Go ahead, give it try. What do you have to lose?

Immerse yourself in gratitude each and every day and watch the miracles unfold around you as you do.

The Insight Technique assists you in seeing the importance of appreciation in your life, and how it can shift your stress to one of ease.

Kimberley Cohen is the Founder, Facilitator and Personal Insight Coach of The Insight Technique&trade.

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Showing Gratitude – Never Taking Life for Granted

December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Alicia Isaacs -

Showing gratitude for your life can make the difference between taking life for granted and experiencing a fully enriched life full of joy and contentment.

Showing gratitude causes the seemingly simple things in your life to become magnified and appreciated. You begin to extract the joy out of every moment and every event in your life you encounter. In this state of gratitude, your vibration is elevated and you feel satisfied within.

Start with something small

If you feel like you have nothing to be grateful for, start with something small – at least something that you take for granted each day. When you lay in your bed express gratitude for a warm comfy bed that you could snuggle up in every night. How about your warm cozy blanket? And as you lay there, let your mind think about other people who have no bed, no blanket and send love and comfort to them. Say a prayer for them and feel your level of appreciation soar. This can be a very sobering exercise especially when we’re complaining about how bad things are with us. Take it a step further and share with someone in need.

Show gratitude to the people in your life

Now is the time to show gratitude to your partner, your children and your friends while they’re here with you. Don’t wait for when your children are all grown up to begin to show gratitude for even having them – although if you’ve never done it when they were at home, now is a good time to start.

Express gratitude to your partner, this may be the turning point in your relationship that’s needed to bring you both closer together. Decide what’s most important here.

Make gratitude a mindset and a lifestyle

When you make gratitude a habit you’ll see everything through the eyes of appreciation. Practice the habit of gratitude as soon as you awake every morning, throughout the day and the last thing before you go to sleep. A life filled with gratitude radiates joy and connects you to peace.

Whenever troublesome situations come look for the good even in its smallest form and shift into gratitude mode. You’ll learn to appreciate everything and take nothing for granted. Familiarity causes us to take things for granted after their initial excitement is over. However, gratitude brings renewed appreciation each day and helps us see the familiar from a fresh perspective.

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A Rampage of Appreciation

April 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Irene Conlan -

Today on The Self Improvement Show we’re going to be talking about appreciation and it has me thinking about all the things I  have in my life that I appreciate and am grateful for. If you are a fan of Abraham-Hicks you know that they talk about “rampages of appreciation” and it’s the kind of rampage that we could – and should – have on a frequent basis. (I’m not much into “shoulds” but this is an important one.) This is one of my favorite practices because of the immediate change that takes place and the long term effects it sustains.

Notice the change that takes place within yourself when you take time to appreciate people and things that enrich your life. Before you start, notice how you feel, your energy level, your “mood of the day.”  When you finish notice those things again and realize the change that has happened.

I usually engage in a free-flow of thoughts, without structure. I just let my thoughts go from one thing to the next. So let’s do it.

Because Jack spent the night here last night I will start out with how much I appreciate my grandson. He always has a smile and a hug and often says things that make me smile and laugh more than usual. When he comes into my house it’s like the sun coming up right inside my living room and I appreciate his presence and I appreciate who he is. I appreciate children in general because they are so beautifully innocent, untainted by the cynicism of the adults and the worry carried by so many these days. I appreciate my neighbors – never intrusive but consistently looking out for one another and I appreciate my neighborhood where it feels safe and is within walking distance of everything we need.

I appreciate my family – so much that words just can’t say what my heart feels. Two amazing sons and three just-as-amazing grandsons.

As I look around my living room, I appreciate my lazy old cat who is so absolutely weird, an entertainment center in the shape of a cat.  She is so aloof, so demanding when her belly needs filling, so loving when she purrs up against me at night, and so insistent when she thinks its time to get up.

I appreciate the row of Match Box cars that lines the wall and the army men perched on the giant teapot I got in Taiwan and crouched in the nooks and crannies of amethyst crystal on the shelf. It means there’s play happening in my house and that’s such a good thing.

And in a rush of thoughts and words I appreciate having enough food to eat – delicious, wholesome food and sometimes decadent chocolate and ice cream. I appreciate clothes and shoes for my body, fresh air and sunshine, a car to take me where I need to go, the grocery store a block away that’s filled with everything you can  imagine. I appreciate  DVDs and MPs that entertain and bring music, and the beauty of flowers, and bushes and trees.

I am most appreciative of breath. Breath. We don’t think about it. Our bodies automatically bring it in. Without it we wouldn’t be at all. I am so very appreciative of breath and life, laughter and tears.

I appreciate being me and you being you.

Oh, yes. Now I’m ready to begin my day. It’s your turn. You do it and notice how wonderful you feel when you finish.

Listen to The Self Improvement Show. As I said, Mike O’Mary is going to talk with us  about appreciation and what he is doing to light the fires of appreciation for one another across the planet. We are going to talk about giving and receiving appreciation, so join us at noon today or come back and listen to the archives later. To find it click here and when you open that page, click on April and then on The Note Project.

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Healing – The Difference Between “Thank You” and Appreciation

November 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Marti Angel -

Ordinarily, gratitude and appreciation seem to be the same. However, energetically speaking, this is not the case. We are all energy and every thought, feeling and emotion is an energetic force that is sent out to the ethers. Whether we believe it or not, it is. This is fact. It is a scientific fact. The word and feeling of gratitude has a slightly different vibration than the word and feeling of appreciation.

When you are” grateful” to someone, you can sometimes feel a little “beholden” to them. It creates a feeling of “owing-ness”. If we look at the dictionary meaning of “beholden” we find this: Beholden (p): under a moral obligation to someone, when we search into the meaning a bit further we find that obligation means; Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; bound by moral obligation; indebted; obliged. Think of it this way, when you say thank you to someone, somewhere in the back of your mind you are already thinking about what you can do to pay them back. It is almost like an endless cycle of giving a reason for the other person to thank you and you them.

Appreciation on the other hand has a higher vibration; it actually elevates your vibrational level. Appreciation? Just listen to the word. When you “appreciate” something it goes up in value. Not only does what you “appreciate” go up in value- but you go up in value. (Vibrationally speaking). Think of real estate…a house usually goes UP in value if it is properly cared for, it appreciates. On the other hand, if the house is not appreciated by the owner and it is neglected the home depreciates in value. When we appreciate someone or something there is a feeling of ending. There is a feeling of

finality. We do not feel the need to pay this person back.

When we practice saying these words, by tuning into our inner self we can feel the vibrational difference. Every time you use the word ‘appreciate’ with full understanding of it’s meaning, you raise your vibrations and the vibrations of the person, place, thing or even Deity that you are appreciating.

As we begin to heal and manifest our destiny we must be totally aware of our vibrational energy. Dr. Chopra says, ” When we are aware of our inner feelings we are in a space of happiness, peacefulness and calm.” When we speak we add energy to our words by the feelings and thoughts that we are experiencing at that moment in time.

Begin to know the difference and use the word appreciation more often, raise your vibrational level. Tell your angels and guides you “appreciate” them. They appreciate that.

You do not need to feel ‘beholden” to Spirit for your blessings. As you reflect upon your manifested blessings, you can see yourself as a co-creator, in equal partnership with spirit, you do not need to feel ‘beholden’. There is nothing outside yourself that is greater than you are! You have it all within your heart just waiting for you to wake up and be a full partner with Spirit. Know that you are Spirit having a physical experience. Take every opportunity to tell people how much you appreciate them.

Marti Angel, MA
“America’s Health and Expert Lifestyle Coach”

Marti is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Yoga Professor, RYT, Reiki Master level 3, Ordained Minister, Certified WATSU water therapist, Certified Meditation Instructor, Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor, Functional Diagnostic Nutritionist, Certified Nutraceutical Consultant, Certified Health/Lifestyle Coach, Motivational Speaker and founder of the number one alternative therapies site on the web, http://www.angelhealthinc.com

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The Power of Positive Thinking – Be Happy Now – Be Grateful For What You’ve Got!

October 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Liz Green -

Sometimes its easy to get caught up in life. Running around from one thing to another always striving for the next big thing in life, not really feeling truly happy in the present moment. Sound like you? Here’s how to be happy now, in this very moment… read on…

Now a really super way to bring yourself right into the present moment to be happy right now is to stop and think about what you already have or have already achieved in life. Be grateful for what you’ve got. Simple.

The following exercise is an amazing way to instantly shift your mood whatever the weather and help you to be happy now, right in this present moment.

Stop… Take a moment… Sit down, relax… Breathe deeply…

Relax

Now go through all the wonderful things in your life you are grateful for. Start with yourself first ~ I am so happy and grateful now that I am alive! I am grateful for the air I breathe, the beauty I see, the life that is in me and all around me….

Then go deeper into all the things which you are grateful for about you. Continue this exercise….

Then move onto your friends, family, connections, job, business, possessions, give thanks for all the things you have in your life. However small ~ Be Grateful

In case you are feeling a little low right now and are struggling, put yourself in the right frame of mind, imagine the following:

You have just finished getting ready for an important evening out, a meal, an event, a party, an interview, an important meeting…. make it something personal to you. You have spent ages getting ready, all made up, hair done (suited and booted for the gentlemen reading this) You are about 5 minutes walk from your destination when the heavens open up and the rain starts to pour, you duck into a doorway for shelter right away. There is no way you can walk to your destination in this and show up looking like a drowned rat. “Blast!”

As you glance to the right of the doorway you see a huge golfing umbrella leaning up against the wall, no-one else is around just you… and the umbrella. Perfect! You feel so grateful, just what you needed at the right time, as you put it up and start to continue your walk a car pulls up at the side of you, you hear a familiar voice “Fancy seeing you here, jump in, stay dry, we’re going where you’re going”.

Right now, in that moment how do you feel?

You feel SO Grateful, just what you needed at the perfect time. An umbrella to walk to the car and a ride to your destination – perfect!

Now this is the feeling place you want to be in when you give thanks for all the great things you have in your life.

Be grateful for what you have got. Guess what the more you give thanks the more positive you will feel and more things will show up in your life to be grateful for. Win Win.

If you feel you would like to learn more about me and my work helping to make a positive change to peoples lives please do feel free to visit my website listed below ♥

Thanks for reading, wishing you a wonderful day filled with gratitude:)

♥ Liz Green ♥
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Positive Thoughts – Fuel For the Mind, Emotions and Spirit

October 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD -

Nutritionists reported long ago that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This stands to reason because the body has not been refueled for ten to twelve hours. It also stands to reason that one would not expect a car to run with an empty gas tank, why then, do many people expect their body, brain and energy to be in top condition with an empty fuel tank? Yet, many people do.

While breakfast is a critical fuel for people to function optimally, as important as breakfast are the first thoughts of the day. The first thoughts you think as you are coming out of sleep sets the stage for your next experience-and your eyes are probably not open yet. Are you thinking – ‘Darn, it is morning.’ ‘I am too tired to get up.’ As you come more awake your mind moves to what is in store for the day; a meeting, a report that needs to be completed, and other demands. Positive thoughts are an important fuel for the mind, emotions and spirit, which are an integral part of the entire system functioning optimally.

Based on Universal Laws our thoughts, feelings, words and actions are forms of energy. What you think, feel, say and do in each second comes back to you to create your reality. Energy moves in a circle, thus, what goes around does come around. The combined thoughts, feelings, words and actions of everyone on the planet creates our collective consciousness, it creates the world we see around us.

Your first thoughts frame your mind-set and the feeling tone from which you will spend your next minute and the next, and the next. Wherever you are as you read this article, you can begin your day anew. Yes, each second brings the opportunity to change your experience. Feed your mind and open your heart to positive thoughts. Create wonderful thoughts of gratitude and deep appreciation for the life you are living, for the opportunity to have the life you desire and for the people you love and who love you.

Thinking positive thoughts, no matter what they are, set the tone for the rest of your day and for the rest of your life. Tomorrow, when your mind comes out of sleep, send thoughts of gratitude as a light shining on your path of life. Bring into mind whatever it is that you would like to be, and do. Giving thanks to God and angels frequently is a highly effective practice to carry the positive thoughts throughout your day.

Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Life Coach – Certified Hypnosis Practitioner, Author and Speaker. Dr. Dorothy facilitates clearing the blocks, fears and limiting beliefs, then, you can live the life you deisre. She brings awareness to concepts not typically obvious to one’s daily thoughts and feelings. http://www.drdorothy.net

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Important Ways To Create Happiness

October 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Elizabeth Richardson -

“Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.

Watch your thoughts, for they become words.

Watch your words, for they become actions.

Watch your actions, for they become habits.

Watch your habits, for they become character”

~UNKNOWN

Here are some simple yet important ways for finding happiness in your life. It can be easier than you think!

Decide what your life purpose is. Nothing will bring you joy more than knowing what it is that you are on this earth for. Not knowing keeps you on an endless cycle of searching for meaning in life. Above all, DECIDE WHAT YOUR UNIQUE PURPOSE IS – then fulfil it! Purpose is not something you must keep searching for – it is something YOU CHOOSE. Living without purpose will cause frustration. Living purposefully in line with what you believe will bring you deep satisfaction and joy!

Expect more of yourself. Don’t settle for being mediocre. That will leave you feeling unfulfilled. Always look for ways to expect more of the life you create for yourself. Dennis Waitley said, “Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy. You may not get what you want, but in the long run you will get what you expect.” So expect and imagine great things for your life and find excitement and joy in your bolder visions.

Give more than you take. Find ways to contribute back to society. Acts of kindness, even doing something as simple as smiling at people as you walk down the street, all contribute to a happier and more joyful world. When you give to others, you ultimately give to yourself.

Do the best you can to feel good every day. Indulge yourself sometimes. Make a list of all the things that make you feel really, really good and do something from that list as often as possible. Joseph Campbell made a very profound statement. He said, “Follow Your Bliss. When you follow your bliss…Doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn’t be a door for anyone else.” Decide what makes you feel really, really good? Then, do that.

Have a good laugh – no, have a great laugh! Most people are just too serious. We need to laugh a little. Make laughing a daily habit. This life is to be enjoyed! The next time watch a movie choose a comedy and have a great laugh. Share your laughter with others – it’s infectious.

Be grateful. It has been reported that grateful people report higher levels of positive emotions, life satisfaction, vitality, optimism and lower levels of depression and stress. A simple process of writing down the things that you are grateful for every day can enhance your perception of life dramatically.

Happiness can be yours. Find ways to express it, pursue it and share it with others.

Elizabeth A. Richardson

Elizabeth Richardson is an educator, author, mother and business developer. She is the founder of the ‘Grateful Chain’– a business devoted to supporting people in adopting powerful, life-enhancing habits and beginning each day with a fresh perspective.

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How to Be Happy in Life – The 9 Paths to Happiness

October 4, 2010 By 1 Comment

By Jonathan Huie -

Sometimes it appears that life throws more obstacles in our path than we can handle. However, even in the face of the most challenging circumstances, you can make the choice to be happy by following these 9 paths to happiness.

1. Honor Yourself: Remember what the flight attendant says, “Put your own oxygen mask on first.” You are of no use to anyone else if you have not taken care of your own needs first – this includes your own emotional, as well as physical, well-being.

2. Forgive Everyone For Everything: Forgiveness is a gift to yourself. YOU created the stress in your life by getting angry, and YOU can instantly remove that stress by granting forgiveness. Expressing your forgiveness to the other is optional – internalizing that forgiveness is required in order to live a joyful life. Don’t forget to also forgive yourself for everything you regret ever having done or not done.

3. Have Gratitude For All Of Life: As with forgiveness, gratitude is a gift to yourself. Saying “thank you” is a powerful way to create great relationships, but the real power of gratitude is internalizing an immense thankfulness for your very existence – everything that has ever occurred or failed to occur in your life.

4. Respect Your Mind: Faith is powerful, but it is no substitute for observing, paying attention, weighing alternatives, and choosing with intention. Without conscious choice, there is no freedom or happiness.

5. Design Your Future: Don’t be a passive tumbleweed blown by the winds of life. Envision the future you want, and then take action to create that future. Often, you will fail. Plan again and take action again.

6. Begin Today, and Never Give Up: There is no better time to begin than today – each and every “today.” When obstacles stop you, think of new ways to reach your goals. In the words of the Oriental proverb, “Fall seven times, stand up eight.”

7. Be Of Service To Others By Radiating Happiness: Being of service is one of the greatest paths to happiness, but remember that your greatest service to others is the person that you are, rather than the tasks you accomplish. Your greatest gift to others is to give them happiness, and by far the most powerful way to do that is to be an example of happiness and to radiate that happiness to others.

8. Dance Lightly With Life: Life does not have to be a serious undertaking. You will make mistakes, you will feel regrets, and eventually, you will die – so what? Happiness comes from dancing lightly with life – playing hopscotch on the river of life – leaping gracefully from joy to joy while laughing at the threats of calamity – even laughing hysterically at our human frailness when we do fall into the muddy torrent.

9. Know Unity With Spirit: There are as many ways to connect with Spirit as there are people – each of us has our own way to receive strength and serenity from the Infinite. Your life will be happier if you acknowledge that you are not alone, become open to that presence, and create ritual to celebrate your connection. You may feel your bond with Spirit at the Lord’s Supper, in Songs of Praise, in Calls to Prayer, in Meditation, while doing Yoga or Qigong, or while walking in the woods. However you connect with Spirit, do it today.

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Jonathan Lockwood Huie is an author of self-awareness books. He has been dubbed “The Philosopher of Happiness” by those closest to him, in recognition of his on-going commitment to seeing Joy in all of life.

Today is your day to dance lightly with life. It really is. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

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The Importance of Praise and Appreciation

September 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Susan Leigh -

Praise may seem to some people to be a little unnecessary. After all people should do what they are supposed to do. They are being paid to do a job, they should help in the home, or share family responsibilities. But most people thrive on being praised. Something that can be given so easily can make all the difference to a persons motivation levels, confidence and job satisfaction.

A few appreciative words when someone has worked hard and done a good job can mean more to the recipient than extra money. I know of several senior executives who have left their highly paid jobs because they felt unappreciated. They moved to less well paid jobs, but went to companies were staff morale was better and the atmosphere was more pleasant. They got more satisfaction from working there.

In a work environment being praised for doing a good job or working well helps people to feel worthwhile. They feel that what they are doing makes a difference. This creates a win/win situation for everyone because staff work harder and with more enthusiasm. They will feel motivated to continue working hard and because they are being appreciated for it, will be encouraged to do whatever needs to be done to support the business.

Confidence levels improve when people feel good about what they are doing. When they receive positive feedback and praise they feel more confident about their efforts and feel encouraged to think for themselves. When a person receives good treatment and encouragement they will be prepared to do more than they are asked, volunteer ideas and become more involved and committed to what they are doing. Levels of loyalty and engagement improve.

Children thrive on praise. Being noticed and appreciated for their good behaviour encourages them to be good in order to continue to get more positive attention. A good way to change a childs bad behaviour is to completely ignore it and really praise the good behaviour. They usually respond to this tactic.

In any relationship we like to be noticed for the little things that we do. If we are ignored or receive no thanks over time our motivation and enthusiasm levels will drop. ‘Why bother when no one seems to care?’ can creep into our mindset. Okay, we should be doing things, making an effort, trying hard for our own satisfaction and personal fulfillment, but in truth, being recognised and appreciated is important and makes all the difference to our levels of happiness and satisfaction.

Susan Leigh is a Counsellor and Hypnotherapist who works with
- stressed individuals to promote confidence and self belief,
- couples in crisis to help improve communications and understanding
- with business clients to help support the health and motivation levels of individuals and teams

For more information see http://www.lifestyletherapy.net

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