We all like to hear complimentary comments to help reinforce our self image. A compliment costs you nothing to give and can be the most rewarding gift you can give to another human being. Theres a wonderful story from one of the old time sales trainers, Willie Gale, who was speaking about compliments to a group of salesmen back in the 1950s. Willie responded I would just stand there and keep looking until I found something to compliment her on. A compliment must be sincere.
People see right through false ones and ones without sincerity.
Many a clothing sales person lost a sale by telling me something looked good on me when I knew instinctively it did not. Make a habit of freely offering sincere compliments to people you encounter. This is so important, especially in our hurried, harried and seemingly impersonal society. There will be times when the compliment a person receives from you, a total stranger, is the only nice comment they hear that day. You can make a persons day with a simple nicety, spoken with caring and sincerity.