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The Power of Compliments

I love it when people say they won't "suck up" or "glad hand."  Do you refuse to pay people compliments because you're "keeping it real," or because you're so self-involved that you don't notice anyone else?  Or are you so hateful that noticing something positive about someone would remind you of your own inadequacies?   Some wont' glad hand because that means shaking the hands of filthy, disgusting people.  You know, other people.  People not like me.  They should be shaking my hand. Isn't that just narcissism?  You probably pay a lot of attention to yourself - your petty problems are hugely important.  Yet other people are so filthy that acknowledging them would denigrate you?   Seriously, think about it: By refusing to glad hand, you are in your own mind creating a barrier between yourself and others...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on October 20, 2010 (boomark / email).