Are you appreciating your blog’s readers? Are you remembering to praise your social media friends and following? People are doing good and praiseworthy things on- and offline every day. Seeking it out and letting people know that they are amazing is a powerful thing to do. You give people energy and create a bond with them at the same time.

1. Sincerity in the only option

You should mean what you say. Being insincere in easily seen through and will largely be ignored, if not have a negative effect. There’s no need to say, “You are the most amazing social media marketer in the world”, if the person isn’t. It has more effect to say, “I really loved your blog post on writing blog comments. I’ll implement your advice in my own business right away. Thanks”, if you mean it.

2. Don’t praise the person

Praise what another person does or has, not the person him- or herself. Most of us don’t know each other well enough to administer praise to each other on the types of persons we are. It can quickly seem insincere, if we say “You’re a great person” to someone. However, if we comment on some specific act like, “Your inspirational talk really meant a lot. I appreciate it. Thanks”, it’s much more powerful.

In my blog post of increasing your mental health through finding good in other people, I invited you to go to your Twitter or Facebook page and find two people that needs praise and praise them. I’d invite you to do the same now. Go make people happy and see if you don’t feel happier too in the process.

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