Daily writing prompt

What was the best compliment you’ve received?

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Specific compliments are nice.

When I left my job in November, I got a lot of the usual stuff (“it’s been great working with you, you’ll be missed,” etc), but a few people reached out with specific compliments that I truly appreciated. One of my colleagues from way back wrote: “I’m so glad we worked together in my early career. I learned a lot from you that I still use.” This woman is now the Executive Director of a terrific nonprofit organization, so I was very happy to hear that I had taught her a useful thing or two.

I try to pay others specific compliments when I can. I think people like to know that they’ve somehow made a difference.