This post is something the ladies will be able to understand more than men (even though from my own personal observations, men suffer from this, too…only worse)

Sometimes, women have a nasty habit of giving a compliment with a smile and taking it right back with a snide remark that immediately follows.  For example, one woman will say “I love her jeans…but she’s too big for them”. We place ourselves, our likes, dislikes and insecurities in the other person’s shoes.  Instead of giving a genuine compliment—appreciation for something well done, we look for something wrong to feed our own natures. 

There is nothing wrong with saying someone else is better or is doing well.  Woman A will not tell Woman B (or even Woman A’s friends) that she is beautiful.  To do so would mean that Woman A would have to acknowledge that she herself is not as pretty or is inferior.

Wrong.

To notice and appreciate the good in others means you recognize the good within yourself.  Sometimes there is no hang up, no negative flaw, etc.  Sometimes a person is just that good or better.  Our desire to find something wrong with others says more about us than it does about the person we choose to criticize.

Our industry is demanding and it is tough.  I encourage and challenge you to recognize the good in someone else today.  You never know where a person is within their lives or struggle—your word of encouragement or appreciation could mean the world to them…and to you.