Coaching Corner: Learn to Take a Compliment

Fast Track To Fearless · Jul 13, 2023 · 3m

How good are you at taking a compliment? Terrible?

Do you bat it off, push it away, deny the truth of whatever is being said or go to great lengths to explain exactly why you are actually undeserving?

I think people equate accepting a compliment as being self-congratulatory and not many people want to be perceived as a show-off or big-headed.

But there is a difference between being a show-off and being proud and acknowledging your achievements.

It’s something that comes up a lot in coaching - people want and need to be able to sell themselves but don’t want to feel like they are showing off…