Jul 19, 2025
Been too long that I got called out on by this old friend of mine — “Why do you keep rejecting my compliments? Just say thank you.”
Him: “You’ve gotten prettier over the years”
Me: “Nooo, I didn’t!”
Him: “I’ve seen you’re really doing so well in managing the store and your team. I’m really proud of you!!”
Me: “Nooo, I’m just doing what I can. It’s nothing.”
We’re so good at saying that to other people but when did we start doing it to ourselves so unintentionally? Why does it feel to wrong to just take in these compliments? That you have to over-humble yourself to get by?
That truly got me thinking.
