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How to Receive Compliments with Emotional Intelligence

Tracey Adams, PhD - Emotional Intelligence Expert

This article is an excerpt from Dr. Adams December 13, 2020 podcast and is reprinted by permission

is self awareness, self discovery, uncovering and sure you just step into that compliment and

discarding things you don’t like about yourself, really take that in. I just got a compliment last
and literally improving and increasing your self week from my boss, and I said to her, “I’m going
esteem. What’s going to happen is that the more to take that in. Thank you. I did do a great job
self esteem you gain, the more you’re going to with that. Thank you.” That’s all you have to say.

actually agree with those compliments. Now, If that’s too uncomfortable for you. If
in the third phase, when someone says to me, you think that you know you’re being selfish
“Tracey, you look great in that sweater.” I will or grandstanding or promoting yourself, I
say with full confidence, “I do look great in this understand. It is really hard. Women especially

sweater.” Or if someone at work says “Tracey, have a hard time making themselves visible. Just
your team did such a great keep practicing.
job on that project.” Good luck out there. Give it a try and Thrive
I’ll say, “Yes they On!

did.” Or if they say, Dr. Tracey Adams is a corporate leader in human
“Tracey, you really effectiveness and a national speaker on the topic of
nailed that project,” emotional intelligence for women. Using experiential
its common for methods of neuroscience to increase emotional

most women intelligence, Dr. Adams teaches high-achieving,
to deflect the professional women how to thrive in their career,
praise onto move through life transitions, increase their income,
their team. and improve relationships at home and at work.

Don’t do that. She’s taught thousands of professional women how
Say, “Thank you. I to step into their power using emotional intelligence
worked really hard to achieve their goals.
on that project. I did a You can reach Dr. Adams through her website

lot for that project. And ThriveOn Seminars or view her prior ThriveOn
the team did such a great podcasts on Youtube.
job too.”
Before you give credit to the team, make

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