Why do so many women tell me to “shut up” when I tell them they’re amazing?
It’s because we have an epidemic of NOT RECEIVING in our culture.
Pop Quiz: Check in with yourself, what do you say when someone compliments you?
Did you answer A or B?
Here’s the deal, if you can’t receive a compliment, you’re not open to receiving the incredible support that’s available to you! That means you’re not receiving all the energy available to you either!
I mean this literally:
You’re not receiving the full nutrition of your meals!
(Proof: Do you eat while driving, standing, reading, or at the computer?)
You’re not receiving the support the people around you can offer you!
(Proof: Are you feeling overwhelmed by what’s on your plate?)
If you’re putting out more energy than you’re receiving, you are headed for burnout (or you’re already there)!
It’s because we have an epidemic of NOT RECEIVING in our culture.
Pop Quiz: Check in with yourself, what do you say when someone compliments you?
- A) you bashfully say, “Oh, stop!”
- B) you divert attention back to the speaker, “YOU’RE the beautiful one!”
- C) you soak it up as a gift from the person speaking to you?
Did you answer A or B?
Here’s the deal, if you can’t receive a compliment, you’re not open to receiving the incredible support that’s available to you! That means you’re not receiving all the energy available to you either!
I mean this literally:
You’re not receiving the full nutrition of your meals!
(Proof: Do you eat while driving, standing, reading, or at the computer?)
You’re not receiving the support the people around you can offer you!
(Proof: Are you feeling overwhelmed by what’s on your plate?)
If you’re putting out more energy than you’re receiving, you are headed for burnout (or you’re already there)!
Receiving is an ESSENTIAL SKILL for you if you want to live your full potential and give your best to the world!
Are you up for the challenge of learning to receive?
Here's a juicy exercise!
Instead of rejecting or deflecting a compliment, say one of these instead:
- “Yes, it’s true!”
- “Thank you, God!”
That last one is my favorite, because I get to remember that blessings are flowing to me everywhere in my life from the Divine, and I get to acknowledge the person speaking to me is Divine!
What do you say when you get a compliment?
Let me know below!
Rooting for your energy victory,
Nihal