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The Compliment Quotient: Boost Your Spirits, Spark Your Relationships and Uplift the World

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Immediate changes at work and home!
This book is fantastic. A friend recommended it, and I'm so glad I picked it up. It is not a preachy self-help book at all. It's incredibly well-written, thoroughly relevant, and I find that my interactions after reading even a few pages are dramatically better.While I was reading the book, I thought mostly about my personal relationships, and the book had immediate impacts on my relationships with the people around me, especially my husband. What surprised me was that I found that after reading even a few chapters of this book, my business relationships all improved noticeably. I have sat through business meetings recently literally amazed as some often-difficult clients have become the clients you dream about having.Your marriage, personal relationships, business relationships, even relationships with total strangers all stand to benefit once you've read this book.I bought copies for my close friends and highly recommend it to everyone.
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January 30, 2011 (Denver) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

A Little Kindness Goes a Long Way
Monica Strobel has written a book about the obvious: keep kindness in mind in every aspect of your life and the resultant shared compliments will change your world. The concept may be obvious, but after reading Strobel's concise and user-friendly book the immediate reaction is 'why haven't I been doing this all along?' Straightforward, simple books such as this provide the mortar we all need to paste together out crumbling world, and Strobel has the gift to make it all so easy and immediately available for making life kinder.One chapter deals with '9 qualities that make compliments so nourishing: generosity, gratitude, acknowledgement, appreciation, esteem, respect, hope, acceptance, and paying it forward - the ingredients for each of these the reader should glean form the book. Another chapter discusses eight ways compliments are more powerful than you think. And other chapters deal with the quality of compliments - how being honest, and generous and sincere in...
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April 12, 2011 (Los Angeles, CA United States) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

The science of complimentology
Are you looking for a simple but effective way to change the dynamics of an important relationship? A compliment may be just what you need. In The Compliment Quotient, Monica Strobel shows us how and why compliments can be so powerful in our interactions with others.Compliments don't just help others. They can help us just as much, since giving a compliment also makes us happy. But giving the right kinds of compliments makes a huge difference. Avoiding flattery and pinpointing something specific to compliment are important. And sometimes the hardest thing we can do is accept a compliment from others gracefully.Strobel provides helpful information on proper complimentology techniques in a well-organized fashion, relying on detailed bullet-point lists to explain her ideas. She also shows us great examples of how -- and how NOT -- to compliment others. If you're looking to improve relationships with friends, family and co-workers, give compliments a try, and be...
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August 7, 2011 (Pennsylvania, USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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How do you maintain a joyful outlook when your busy life is often mired in frustration and resentments? Have you fallen into a habit of criticizing and miss the spark of romance with your spouse or desire a more positive connection with your children? And how can one person make a difference in a growing culture of callousness? The Compliment Quotient details one, simple practice that will transform your relationships and rally your spirits, as author Monica Strobel takes you on a light-hearted journey to understand the life-changing power of giving more and better compliments.

Learn how developing a compliment practice boosts your joy and sustains and enlivens all of your relationships—especially with yourself. In The Compliment Quotient, you’ll discover: why compliments are so powerful for the both the giver and the receiver; what is the difference between compliments and empty flattery or brown-nosing; ways to craft the most meaningful compliments; how compliments embody essential spiritual qualities; how to accept compliments graciously; and more.

Want an attitude and approach that yields a greater sense of well-being and joy in day-to-day doings? Deeper connections with loved ones and a rekindled romantic relationship? More ease and success in social situations and in life? Follow Monica Strobel’s Complimentology tips and exercises to raise your compliment quotient and be the loving presence you desire in the world.

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The Art of the Compliment: Using Kind Words with Grace and Style

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A few well-chosen words can elicit smiles, inspire happiness, transform moods, and turn a bad day into a good one. Philosopher William James once said, “The deepest principle in human nature is the desire to be appreciated.” This is a fun, fabulous, reader-friendly book all about compliments—the history of compliments, how to use them, best-loved compliments, and how to take them.
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Compliments (Feat. Kris Stephens)

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Tank Definitely Delivers!
I honestly don't know where this song belongs. I don't remember it being on his last project (it may have been) so I can only assume this is a prelude to his next album. If that is the case he has another baby maker album on the way. It's good to see Tank keeping songs for himself these days instead of writing and producing hits for everyone else.
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November 28, 2011 (Atlanta Georgia) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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The Careful Use of Compliments: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (4) (Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries)

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Motherhood and philosophy...
This book is quite the page-turner. The story focuses on a few main points: Isabel as a mother, Cat and Isabel's strained relationship, a painting which appears a fraud, and Isabel's editorial position which has always seemed a certainty and now suddenly disappears. Everything seems finely meshed together in this story--with change being the overall theme. How we react to and recover from major changes in our lives...this is what Isabel does--react and recover. The relationship that Isabel has with Jamie seems perfectly portrayed here as one in which neither person says exactly what they mean or truly trusts the other fully enough to be honest in a situation where there is a question as to why one remains. Their conversations go from seemingly flowing to almost painful, especially when their discussion involves Cat. This book is fascinating and the author really does a fine job of fleshing out this character. She questions everything...herself, the life she has chosen, big...
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August 31, 2007 (OH) | Helpful Votes: 18 | Rating: 5

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In the fourth installment of this enchanting, beloved series, Isabel Dalhousie, who is now a mother, returns to investigate an irresistible puzzle in the art world.Isabel Dalhousie—the nosiest and most sympathetic philosopher you are likely to meet—now has a son, Charlie, whose doting father Jamie has an intriguing idea to pose to Isabel: marriage. But Isabel wonders if Jamie is too young to be serious? And how would Cat respond? On top of these matters, the ambitious Professor Dove has seized Isabel's position as editor of the Review of Applied Ethics. However, nothing it seems can diminish Isabel's innate curiosity. And when she recognizes that two paintings attributed to a deceased artist have simultaneously appeared on the market, she can't help but think that they're forgeries. So Isabel begins an investigation and soon finds herself diverted from her musings about parenthood and onto a path of inquiry into the soul of an artist. Top to learn more

A Message from Author Alexander McCall Smith

Three great places to visit in Scotland:

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
This gallery, housed in an extraordinary red sandstone building topped with spikes and twirls, contains a pictorial record of Scots over the ages--the handsome, the deluded, the unfortunate, the inventive--they’re all there.

Falkland Palace
A lovely little palace in lush countryside, where the father of Mary Queen of Scots turned his face to the wall and predicted the end of the Stuart dynasty.

The Isle of Muck
You reach this charming little island on a tiny boat. There is nothing to do on the island but to contemplate its beauty--and its name.

Note to readers:
I would like to thank you for all your support. If it weren’t for the encouragement this has given me, my long conversation with Mma Ramotswe would have ended far earlier. As it is, I feel that we still have quite a bit to hear from her – as we do, too, from Isabel Dalhousie, heroine of my Edinburgh novels, and all the denizens of 44 Scotland Street. Each of these series will have a new novel written this year, and I am also planning to revisit the three German professors of the Portuguese Irregular verbs series. I was in the United States in the spring this year and will return in the Fall. These visits give me the chance to meet many readers of these books, so if we have not yet met, perhaps we shall do so before too long. And if we do, please do not hesitate to give me your views on what should happen to the characters in the future: all (reasonable) suggestions gratefully accepted!

--Alexander McCall Smith

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Deeply felt and enchanting
The moment I finished this book I wanted to share my enjoyment in it. I've never felt inclined to write a review before despite my constant reading. There are many other impassioned readers and I trust that they will write about those books they find deeply moving. Reading this book has been that way for me. I read the earlier Dalhousie books because I trusted the author, and was waiting to see where he would take me. I found them quietly enjoyable, with interesting themes, but the heroine sometimes felt restricted and thin. I now feel rewarded for my patience. This novel succeeded in bringing to life thoughts and ideas more engagingly and profoundly for me than any of the previous volumes in this series. I've read all of Alexander McCall Smith's other books, and enjoyed them as gentle and sweet tales. I laughed out loud at his German professors and smiled when his African detective came to her elegant understanding of human nature. I've enjoyed all the stories about...
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August 7, 2007 (Canada) | Helpful Votes: 101 | Rating: 4

Purchase the Audio CD and hear the Scottish Voice
This is the fourth book in the Isabel Dalhousie series. Large sections of the novels, consist of Isabel's internal dialogue. As readers, we get the opportunity to experience the world as seen through the lens of the moral philosopher. Isabel's inner world is as at the very heart of the novels.However, in this fourth novel, Isabel's world has radically changed. She now has a son and a new lover. She is no longer the middle aged philosopher who lives alone in a large house. Yet, the novel continues to be centered on Isabel's internal life. There are now two new people who are integral to her daily life. Yet, there is only the slightest interaction between Isabel, Charlie and Jamie. They are almost completely absent from her internal life. This lack of day to day emotional and physical interaction, makes this story less believable to me.Finally, I would recommend the Audio CD to anyone with an interest in this book. As an American, we rarely get the...
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October 17, 2007 (Colorado) | Helpful Votes: 51 | Rating: 3

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The Compliment Quotient: Boost Your Spirits, Spark Your Relationships and Uplift the World

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January 30, 2011 (Denver) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

April 12, 2011 (Los Angeles, CA United States) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

August 7, 2011 (Pennsylvania, USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Want simple practices to feel more joyful during your busy days?
Would you like to rekindle your romantic relationship-- or have more positive influence with your children?
Want more career success while you make a difference in the world around you?

In the new book, The Compliment Quotient, expert complimentologist Monica Strobel details why and how learning one simple practice will transform your relationships and rally your attitude for success-- for more health, happiness influence and even income.

Strobel takes you on a light-hearted journey to understand the life-changing power of giving more and better compliments, with easy-to-follow strategies to powerfully boost your own joy and sustain and enliven all of your relationships.

Many books discuss the road to happiness but few offer the humorous, warm-hearted step-by-step simplicity that uplifts others in the process.

In The Compliment Quotient, you'll discover:

* why compliments are so powerful for the giver as well as the receiver;
* what are genuine compliments versus flattery or brown-nosing;
* how to accept compliments better;
* how to give compliments to lift one's own flagging spirits, shore up friendships, enhance parenting, and even ramp up dwindling romance.
* And more!

Want an attitude and approach that yields a greater sense of well-being and joy in day-to-day doings?
Deeper connections with loved ones and a rekindled romantic relationship?
More ease and success in social situations and in life?

Follow author, speaker, communications professional and working mother Monica Strobel's "complimentology" tips and exercises to raise your compliment quotient and be the loving presence you desire in the world. Top to learn more

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The Art of the Compliment: A Man's Guide to a Relationship

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Delightful!
Move over Dr. Phil!! This is the only "how to" we will need in order to enjoy our partner. At our house we now have a frequently used quote from the book, "Pick up your Crap!". Another favorite is "Women are insane; Men are children". You've got to love it!!
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May 28, 2011 | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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This is the original edition of the book, first published in January of 2012. A second edition of the book is available via the following link: http://www.amazon.com/Art-Compliment-2nd-Guide-Relationship/dp/1469972956/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328023513&sr=1-6 The problem with most of the advice men get about relationships is that it is both stupid and wrong. It's stupid because it pretends we can stop being men. It's wrong because it insists we stop being men. You can be a man and be successful at a relationship. If you have, against all hope and fate, found a woman you want to keep in your life through legal and socially acceptable means, this book will give you advice and strategies that go a long way to let her know she is important without requiring you to sacrifice being a man. We're guys, we like being guys, and there is nothing wrong with that. It is, however, time to stop acting like a 12 year old boy because, and think about it, do you really want to be with a woman who is willing to or wants to be with a 12 year old boy? This doesn't mean we have to grow up, it means we have to man up. There is a difference and this book will help you with that difference through simple and straightforward strategies and plans. Men, it's time to step up and be a real man. It's time to learn the Art of the Compliment. Top to learn more

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Looking For Compliments

If she is looking for compliments, then she’s got a *really* high quota: this trend reared its ugly head well into the relationship…she’d had over a year of “gosh, you look nice today,” “you’ve got really pretty eyes, dear,” “hey beautiful,” and... This — the lack of satisfying backatcha that’s a lovely byproduct of a compliment — is driving you nuts as much as her own private “cycle of self-abuse” is. But you’re engaged to her, warts and all, and this is a wart. Telling her that her rebuttals to my compliments are causing me angst causes her to lapse into a depressed self-flagellation, where she berates herself for being an “awful bitch” and offers to break up so that I can find someone better. Well, you have noticed, but even so, you haven’t stopped trying to stop it. I’m thinking, Madly, that all you can really do is show, not tell. Tell her it’s really really pretty, and don’t bank on a Thanks. I also know that when you give someone a compliment or present or whatever, it’s totally maddening to not watch their eyes light up and their gratitude gush forth. Being with her — and treating her wonderfully — despite the fact that she thinks she’s a loser is the best antidote to her thinking she’s a loser. But have you noticed that whatever you’re doing (”constantly trying to stop her cycle of self-abuse”) isn’t working.

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Compliments News

iPad Apps for Restaurants

This pretty app allows the users to access all the functions that the website offers, write and submit reviews, add friends and send compliments and search for local restaurants. The app lets the user find a restaurant by choosing randomly from various
YMCA park in the works for West Roxbury

We got a lot of compliments, not just from people in the community but people that have been playing in golf tournaments for many years,” said Morris. Entry to the tournament is $160 and includes golf cart usage, a post-match dinner and a gift,
Changing times and challenging lives

Nobody involved, on either side of the camera, is fishing for compliments or looking to ride a wave of sympathy. The only thing they want, Kaul asserts, is precisely what all of us want. “The meaning,” she says of her film, “is about the nature of