I am doing research on a premise of mine, regarding one aspect of human nature--'Rare is the person who is not proud of something they have done, or are doing; who does not regard themselves, as worthy of congratulations'.
To that notion, I ask you to send congratulation e-mails today, unannounced, out of the blue, to various people you know. Just take the extra time, to send it to one person at a time, so the person's name is there all by itself, not part of a CC, or a BCC type message, and so they can see your email as the return address....then that just say'--"CONGRATULATIONS!"-- in the subject line AND inside the message and. . .nothing else. No other message. (A simple cut and paste exercise.)
It has been said that, "Recognition, is in the eye of the receiver, not the giver." Many believe that, "People are more motivated by recognition than anything, including money." In our Time-Poor existence, "hardly anyone takes the time to appreciate one another. One thing I can tell you about human nature, the more you speak to someone about THEM, the more interesting they think you are, and the more time they will give you in their lives. Time tested, time proven." Just think, "How wonderful a world it would be if we were surrounded by praise all day, including our media messages!" A universal Attitude of Gratitude.
What could possibility be wrong with giving this type of a gift of appreciation to your friends, family, or colleagues, "every once and a while"? Deserving or not. More than likely, it will be a makeup complement from sometime in the past when you should have given out a congratulation, but you didn't?
I believe, the recognition and appreciation you direct towards another person's ego, causes them to put out a welcome mat to their heart.
See what happens?
After you do this, please post on this thread and TELL ME:
- How many people did you send this message to?
- How many the people you sent this message, sent a respond back to you?
- What type of responses did you get?
- How did doing this type of an exercise make you feel?
Thank you and congratulations.