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Clair Hinckley — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:32:05 -0000

I like to tell parents and teachers: catch your teens doing something good. Kids hear too much criticism and negativity. My latest campaign is to spot schools doing something good. In this economic downturn, school budgets are getting cut, teachers are worried about being laid off, and all of this fear and anxiety transmits itself to the students. If schools have to cut back, then people outside the schools have to step up and find ways to support great educators through praise for intelligent and benevolent actions and through contributions of time and/or money. My kid is 40, but my involvement with schools will never be over.

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Ricci Neer — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:17:52 -0000

You can officially celebrate your love for licorice every year - April 12 is National Licorice Day (USA)!

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Twitter@Million — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:01:22 -0000

Nice Chris, I love your lines there about praise. Its really sends positive feeling and that is all what we need sometimes.

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Paula — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:43:31 -0000

Love the comments about praise and have enjoyed reading your positive comments about various experiences and products. In praise of your blog, you have useful, helpful content that is easy to quicly pick up and presented with a nice tone (not condescending or preachy). Great stuff; I have recommended your blog to numerous people and praised it hightly.

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Daniel Oyston — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:15:46 -0000

Chris - grab some licorice and wash it down with an ice cold Guinness .... heaven

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Sheila Atwood — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:06:43 -0000

Praise is a form of admiration...which seems to have a magical formula for opening up communication lines.

Sheila

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Zane Aveton — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:40:26 -0000

YOU ARE AWESOME!

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Anne — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:10:45 -0000

Wow! Your post really resonated w/ me today... So needed for me at this time in my life!

I am reading a book called "Positivity" by B. Frederickson ( for review see http://www.joyfuljubilantle.... She recommends making a portfolio of sayings, pictures, objects, etc of things that uplift you...this post is definitely going in the "Inspiration" folder!

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Jason Keath — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:09:34 -0000

We can do a little more than "just tend the farm". We can grow what we know people like. We can put the crops out on a table on main street. We can give the mayor free lettuce. I mean I completely agree, praise goes to those that provide valuable experiences, but just a good product doesn't always get you there.

Sometimes you have to make the barrier as low as possible for potential customers to have a good experience and provide them with the tools they need to share. Enable them. Without pushing them too hard. Its a balance as with anything.

Black licorice is evil.

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Craig — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:56:58 -0000

Nothing beats some excellent Good and Plenty candy.

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Jared O'Toole — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:42:13 -0000

Praise is a great thing. It can be hard to get but when you do it really makes you feel like you are doing something right. Everybody loves that.

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Woody Huizenga — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:01:43 -0000

I wrote a blog item with the same title last summer. http://theconferencepublish...
My focus was much more on recognizing the efforts and contributions of our employees, but I can't think of a good reason not to praise widely and freely.
And if you're looking for a brief but well-argued case for generosity, I suggest you pick up "Love is the Killer App," by Tim Sanders.

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Kat Jaibur — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:10:37 -0000

Chris, what a great post! You know I am 100% on board with praise.
And enthusiasm. When you are excited about someone or something, share it! We all thrive on appreciation, and it reinforces our desire to be our best.
Praise is appreciation made public. I truly believe that the good you put out returns to you multiplied. Thanks for being the big giver that you are! @katjaib

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Chris Cheatham — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:47:24 -0000

Great post Chris. I have been meaning to praise Best Buy. I am truly, truly impressed with their customer service. I had a late payment recently due to a family funeral. The late payment caused all sorts of deferred interest to accrue. I called and explained the situation - and they waived the interest!

I seriously would never have guessed that a big store like Best Buy would do something like that. Best Buy has definitely earned my business in the future - in fact, I think I will go buy something there this weekend to thank them.

Thanks Best Buy!

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Akila — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:29:49 -0000

This one is really GREAT! Nice topic too.
Regards.

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Lena — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:09:33 -0000

Yes NZ lic is nice, but how about Swedish :) Saltier! MM.

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Erwin Chua — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:48:10 -0000

Chris,

That's the right way to go! Praising is way more healthy than bitching day in and day out. :) The health benefits too are worth noting. A positive person is less likely to fall over dead. Praise you. :)

Regards,

Erwin Chua
Winning To Win Online!

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Candice — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:39:01 -0000

Praise is great but Dutch Licorice... Chris if you haven't tried this yet TRY IT, you will never look at any other licorice again ;)

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Gee Ranasinha — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:24:27 -0000

Praise costs you nothing, yet can mean a lot to others.
By giving praise unreservedly can reap you rewards.

So, what exactly did you say to the Air NZ flight attendant that got you the upgrade?

;-)

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@JoshHurlock — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:40:59 -0000

Praise helps to build your following. Everyone wants rave reviews. At the same time, criticism can prove to be a valuable learning experience. For me, either one is awesome. Either I am learning, or people are giving me love.

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Guest — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:04:33 -0000

MattWilsonTV thought disdain when much further than praise...
It was nice to scroll through all this feedback and feel all the positive thoughts being shared, the stories it just made you feel good....then I would see even just the word 'disdain' is has such negative vibes to it and I was going to say something about it but the more positve things I read the more disdain became just a word..I put it down and have nothing more to say about that negative word...no room for it in my world

peace people

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kat — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:01:16 -0000

cynics are often smart folks gone lazy

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NetBloke — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:54:29 -0000

It doesn't hurt that it was Air NZ you were flying. My first experience flying with them London to NZ was one of the best of my life!

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Cheryl — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:39:59 -0000

I love to praise especially when its least expected. I went to the department of motor vehicles to renew my car tags. The DMV has such a bad wrap for long lines, and rude employees, but I always have such a nice time there, maybe here's why. The receptionist has been there for at least 10 years, that I can remember, her name is Amy. So I stroll up and say Hi Amy, with a big smile, hows your day going? She tells me shes been waiting for me, ( I just decided to go there 15 minutes before so that was a little strange) but I said," oh yeah why is that? Shes says,' look at the number playing on the wall,' it was J016, I looked, and right beside it ,it said the wait time was currently 45 min. She says,"A while ago I decided to pull a number and hold it for the first person to ask me how I was and give me a smile," the number she was holding was J019. Then she says" It will be about a ten min wait, have a great day, and thanks for appreciating me." So ten minutes later I had my new tag, and as I walked out I exclaimed" Amy is the best , have a great afternoon Amy" For just a smile and a how are you, a little praise and kindness, and something that should have taken an hour or more, took me ten minutes. Bless you Amy.