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Why Won't You Take a Compliment, Type 2's?

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Do you know how to take a compliment?

Today, we’re talking about one more way to take a compliment, according to the Energy Types in my Energy Profiling System.

We’ve been trained to dismiss compliments for a lot of reasons. Maybe you don’t want to look vain or arrogant. Or you might not even believe that a compliment can be true. That’s certainly the tendency for a fluid, flowing Type 2.

Watch the video to hear the one question almost every Type 2 asks when given a compliment. Then learn to accept those compliments and stop sabotaging your confidence!

Your questioning nature is a tendency that supports your natural gifts. You have a gift for bringing peace and flow to situations. Your attention to detail helps plans run smoothly. You are so good at this and we need YOU! Is it really true? Yes!

3 Tips to Receive a Compliment as a Type 2

  • Gratitude is a great way to experience a compliment. Instead of turning your questioning nature toward the compliment itself, you can ask, “How grateful do I feel for the person who complimented me?”
  • Your ability to make connections can get in your way if you assume compliments should apply to you in the past and the future. Remember what I said in the video about experiencing a compliment NOW.
  • Sometimes, subtle Type 2′s feel awkward about stepping in to other people’s worlds to give them a compliment. Look for opportunities to compliment others.

You can start right now! Share a compliment in a comment. What do you admire about all the Types (including Type 2′s) in your life?

Okay, you Type 2′s. You’re a water element. Go flood the world with compliments this week!

PS. If you don’t know your Energy Type yet, the Energy Profiling Bundle is an incredible resource to help you identify your natural strengths and tendencies.

Discover your Energy Profile today. It’s one of the most important things you can know about yourself!

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Carol Tuttle

Carol Tuttle is a teacher, speaker, healer, and best-selling author of five books. She has dedicated her life to helping people worldwide create the lives and relationships they desire. She blogs to support you in creating your ideal life.

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  • April

    My husband says the same thing about me being the best wife in the world. I think the same thing like only in his eyes. I am a type 2 also and he is a Type 1 :)

  • Kelli

    This is so true! I conquered my inability to receive compliments from strangers and aquaintances years ago. I gave someone a compliment concerning something I had professional expertise in. When she deflected it I felt insulted, like she was saying that I didn’t know what I was talking about. I recognized my own behavior and chose to forgive her and never do that to anyone again. I just smile and say a sincere thank you.

    But until I found DYT I was still doing it with my husband’s compliments, just the ways you said. Now I think maybe he does know and is not just biased.

    And I have a problem giving compliments. Thank you for the challenge to give compliments, I need reminders because I want to work on this.

  • Sharon

    What a fun video — it’s great to see the laughter between the two of you! Carol, what a funny joke about Tanner having only one wife, even though it is Utah! Funnier yet was watching you get such a kick out of your own joke! Luv it! You two crack me up!
    Thanks for the good information — I am a Type 2, I think — and I tend to dismiss compliments and think people are only saying it to be nice, not that it’s really true. So I’m working hard on accepting compliments and thinking good of myself… Your video came at a perfect time! Thank you.

  • michele gamble

    Hey I guess I am a type 2-a cardinal water sign so lots of water-its interesting tome how you talked about Heidi Klum-my hair underwent a style makeover being toned down from white blonde to dark highlights through my hair and I now like photographs of myself for the first time in years-I am 45 and love the recent photos of myself-i guess it may be the same thingxx

  • Katharina

    I think Type 2′s don’t realize how wonderful/capable/gifted they are. I’ve had people give serious compliments to me and I had a hard time even believing what they said. My thoughts were “Could it really be true?” “Wow. I had not idea”. “That’s amazing. Is he really talking about me??”
    It has taken me a long time to be able to see myself clearly and realize that I am beautiful and capable. Perhaps I judge myself with a standard that is too harsh…..
    I appreciate learning about the different energy types–it helps me like myself more and lifted me to a much better place. Thank you.

  • Barb

    Dear Anne and Carol,
    I am a T2/4 and don’t try to deflect compliments, but I do have the tendency to question them internally. The purpose seems to be in determining whether the statement is really true. Also, I am often too cautious about giving a compliment unless I am satisfied of it is truth. I would never say what I didn’t truly believe.
    *Are these type 2 or Type 4 tendencies?

    Thanks, for continually bringing up areas that need to be examined. Barb

  • Ciel

    For me (T2), accepting compliments has always been a confidence issue. Like Katharina said above, “Could that really be true?” is a common question I ask myself when receiving a compliment. Then, to compound the reaction, I will sometimes tear up (T2 x 10!!!!) because I am so touched that someone would actually say something nice about/to me. BUT, because of DYT and other work I have done to strengthen my emotional self, I am now more likely to BELIEVE, ACCEPT and INTERNALIZE nice things that people say about me. My affirmation is “I am a beautiful, confident, creative woman”.

  • http://phesine.blogspot.com Brittany

    I’ve started getting a few compliments recently, but it’s taken awhile*, probably because I still feel like I’m only just scratching the surface of the program. I think I have a tendency to say thank you quickly, but then change the subject real fast. That is unless it comes from one of my sisters. Then I smile and tell them to keep it coming, tell me more, etc. :)

    *In fact, one day a few months ago when I was getting started dressing my truth I spent a little bit more time doing my hair and wearing something pretty for a meeting with a group of friends. I was hoping they would notice how nice I looked. I had a lot going on around that time and so I had been staying up late for several nights. When I walked in the door instead of getting a compliment on how beautiful I looked my friend immediately said, “Oh, Brittany, aren’t you getting any sleep at all?” Unfortunately that was the first feedback I got on dressing my truth. I guess I have to take care of my body in other ways, too, like in getting my beauty sleep.

  • http://www.touchingpressence.com Mahima Type 2

    I’ve been Dressing My Truth for about 2 years now; I ‘mostly’ feel natural in the subtle soft colors (style, fabric for SURE) but I have to say I got a lot of compliments ‘before’ I started wearing the more muted colors. Like I said, I was pretty much wearing the right fabrics and style for a 2, but the colors were a little more vibrant. I’ve added in greys, etc … and I ‘rarely’ get a compliment…? I even feel a bit in the background, which I didn’t used to feel. I realize (if both Carol and Anne remember?) I was a ‘challenging’ gal to “Type” .. as I was sooo close to a ONE … I never really wore the the style of of ONE, nor the stiffer fabricss … but did wear some of the more vibrant ONE colors .. have never rarely liked PRINTS .. even if they are a TWO… So when I heard you mention getting ‘compliments’, I actually have been thinking about that, that I don’t get the compliments like I used to?? AND maybe I’m just getting older :) If you have any ‘insight’ would welcome the feedback …

  • Teresa

    now that you mention it, I never believed in the compliments I received. looking back to the photos I realize they were true. even today, with my selfconfidence a bit stronger, I think the compliments are sprinkled with some kind of love and not exactly deserved… even thou I feel confortable with myself.