Every person we meet, we either give life to or take life from. You
know what I mean. There are people who encourage you and when you are
done being with them you feel built up. Then there are others who you
feel torn down by. Successful people are people who have mastered the
art of building others up.
One of the ways we build people up is to praise them. There is power in praising people!
Something begins to happen in them, in you, and in your relationship
when you praise someone. Remember a time when someone told you something
about yourself in a praising manner? It was great, wasn’t it? You
probably liked that person more after they praised you, didn’t you?
Now I am not talking about praising people for the sake of praising
people. I am talking about honestly looking for and praising positive
character traits and action of others around you. Don’t lie to people.
If they have done something wrong, correct it, but when they do
something right, Praise it!
With that said, here are benefits of and ways to start praising people.
Benefits
Your relationship grows.
Life is about relationships. Family relationships, friends, and
co-workers. When we begin to praise people for their positive aspects,
our relationships grow. It puts them, and us, on the fast track.
Your leadership and influence grows.
Who is going to have greater leadership and influence capacity in the
lives of their followers, the one who tears down or the one who builds
up?
Stronger relationships and loyalty.
When the person is appreciated and praised, they become fiercely loyal,
because they know that you care for them, love them, and appreciate
them. This will take you to success.
Happier, more fulfilled people.
I truly believe it is our job to build others up and that they need it.
It is a good thing, in and of itself to invest in the lives of others by
praising and encouraging them. Even if we never get anything in return,
it is the right thing to do to build up other people. Someone else will
always come along to tear them down; the successful person will instill
in them the power of praise!
Some ways to praise
Character traits.
Is there someone you know who is joyful? Hard- working? Honest? Then let
them know how much you appreciate that in them. You can do it with a
word or a card, or a phone call. Say something like this, “You know Tom,
I think it is great that you are such a hard- worker. It seems like you
are always the first one here and the last one to leave. You really set
a good example and I want you to know how much I appreciate that.”
Simple!
Action.
Same idea as above. “Sue, I don’t know if anybody else has told you
this, but your work on the Johnson account was excellent. You have a
wonderful ability to communicate the vision of the project and that
helps all of the rest of us out in our roles and tasks. Thanks for that.
It is greatly appreciated.”

Other ways you can show praise and appreciation is with a card, a gift, or time off from work.
Make it your goal to praise at least five people a day. If you can, praise ten people a day.
Or perhaps you can try to praise everyone you come in contact with. It
will take work but it is possible. It just takes discipline and a little
work.
Any way you cut it though, there is power in praising people. First for them, then for you!
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