When others do helpful and positive things for you there are several ways that you can show them your gratitude and appreciation. This is important because people respond to being appreciated and unless you do this the chance of them doing something else for you may be less.
Showing gratitude is abut giving the other person ‘positive strokes’ which are sadly lacking in many areas of life when there are expectations about what someone does for you.
1. Say thank you with a smile
What you say and how you say it is a most important part of showing appreciation. Just saying those two words will enable the person helping you to know you appreciate what they’ve done for you. The smile is important as it enhances the words, shows you are a friendly person and increases the level of gratitude as experienced by the other person. You can raise someone’s morale by saying ‘thank-you’ when you get off a bus or an aeroplane, or you are served food in a restaurant.
2. Offer to do something for them
Some people call this the ‘law of reciprocation’. When someone does something for you then you feel an obligation to return the favour and do something for them. However this is also a great way to show gratitude and appreciation because many people who help others do not expect anything in return so they are overwhelmed and grateful to you for what you do for them. You may not reciprocate immediately but eventually an opportunity will arise when you can offer to help them in an appropriate manner.
3. Tell others about what has been done for you
You might talk to friends or business colleagues and explain what help you’ve received form someone. By spreading the word about how that person has been helpful and kind means that they realise how much you’ve appreciated what they did for you and also lets others know who they can call on if they too would like some help with a similar challenge. People like to have recommendations when they are looking for help.
4. Write testimonials.
If the person doing something has a business or a web site then send them a written testimonial they can use to enhance their business. Or you could send a letter or postcard through the post to let them know how happy and grateful you are to them for what they did for you.
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Nice post. I would rather focus on thanking someone to make them feel good or to increase the chance that they will help someone else, rather than hoping they will do something else nice for me.
very inciteful and indicates affective use of the influence