> We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. — Plato When someone offers you a compliment, regardless of what it is about, how do you respond? Most people I come across give the same reaction, “Thank you, but …” Do I really need to finish that sentence? It’s rampant, it’s everywhere I go. The person receiving the compliment isn’t really at fault though, because the other thing I see happening are the dishonest truth

It always seems strange to me when you first get to know someone new. There is no easy way to break through that threshold and create a mutual level of respect and comfort automatically. It’s a slow process of discovery which can only happen if both parties are equally aggressive in wanting to discover that new person. That comfort level is impossible to create with only one person writing an email to someone, or giving a monologue while standing in an elevator together. Without some kind of re