How To Respond to Compliments
Imagine someone pays you a compliment.
How do you react? What do you say?
Is it your first reaction to say:
“Oh no, that’s really not true”.
If so, try accepting the compliment gracefully.
Possible responses
- “Thank you so much. That’s very nice of you.”
- “Thank you, it makes my day to hear that.”
- “Thanks. I’m happy to know that you feel that way.”
- “Thank you so much. It feels great coming from you.”
Or try a witty response.
Say something like, “I told her to say that” if other people are around. Or even, “I love it. Keep going. Tell me more!”
How do you respond to a compliment?
It took me a long time and lots of practice to stop deflecting compliments.
Now I open my heart to receive a compliment and answer with a heart-felt “thank you”.
Hannah, it does take practice, doesn’t it? I know that myself. It’s good that you’ve finally learnt to receive a compliment gracefully. Congratulations!