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1、01.RemembertosaythankyouHi.I'mheretotalktoyouabouttheimportanceofpraise,admirationandthankyou,andhavingitbespecificandgenuine.AndthewayIgotinterestedinthiswas,Inoticedinmyself,whenIwasgrowingup,anduntilaboutafewyearsago,thatIwouldwanttosaythankyoutosom
2、eone,Iwouldwanttopraisethem,IwouldwanttotakeintheirpraiseofmeandI'djuststopit.AndIaskedmyself,why?Ifeltshy,Ifeltembarrassed.Andthenmyquestionbecame,amItheonlyonewhodoesthis?So,Idecidedtoinvestigate.I'mfortunateenoughtoworkintherehabfacility,soIgettosee
3、peoplewhoarefacinglifeanddeathwithaddiction.Andsometimesitcomesdowntosomethingassimpleas,theircorewoundistheirfatherdiedwithouteversayinghe'sproudofthem.Butthen,theyhearfromallthefamilyandfriendsthatthefathertoldeverybodyelsethathewasproudofhim,buthene
4、vertoldtheson.It'sbecausehedidn'tknowthathissonneededtohearit.Somyquestionis,whydon'tweaskforthethingsthatweneed?Iknowagentleman,marriedfor25years,who'slongingtohearhiswifesay,"Thankyouforbeingthebreadwinner,soIcanstayhomewiththekids,"butwon'task.Iknow
5、awomanwho'sgoodatthis.She,onceaweek,meetswithherhusbandandsays,"I'dreallylikeyoutothankmeforallthesethingsIdidinthehouseandwiththekids."Andhegoes,"Oh,thisisgreat,thisisgreat."Andpraisereallydoeshavetobegenuine,butshetakesresponsibilityforthat.Andafrien
6、dofmine,April,whoI'vehadsincekindergarten,shethanksherchildrenfordoingtheirchores.Andshesaid,"Whywouldn'tIthankit,eventhoughthey'resupposedtodoit?"So,thequestionis,whywasIblockingit?Whywereotherpeopleblockingit?WhycanIsay,"I'lltakemysteakmediumrare,Ine
7、edsizesixshoes,"butIwon'tsay,"Wouldyoupraisemethisway?"Andit'sbecauseI'mgivingyoucriticaldataaboutme.I'mtellingyouwhereI'minsecure.I'mtellingyouwhereIneedyourhelp.AndI'mtreatingyou,myinnercircle,likeyou'retheenemy.Becausewhatcanyoudowiththatdata?Youcou
8、ldneglectme.Youcouldabuseit.Oryoucouldactuallymeetmyneed.AndItookmybikeintothebikestore--Ilovethis--samebike,andthey'ddosomethingcalled"truing"thewheels.Theguysaid,"Youknow,whenyoutruethewheels,it'sgoingtomakethebikesomuchbetter."Igetth
