"Every human being needs FIVE words of recognition, acknowledgement, appreciation to balance ONE word of criticism!" - Furman /Ahola, 2004, p.25.
Appreciation is the fuel that drives people, THE FACTOR that motivates them to go further, to excel in the way they do. It means telling other how important he is and how much his/her work is appreciated.
Appreciation implies
EMPATHY, ACCEPTANCE and CONGRUENCE.
EMPATHY, ACCEPTANCE and CONGRUENCE.
Empathy = non-judging sympathetic understanding;
Acceptance = unconditional appreciation and emotional warmth;
Congruence = authenticity, integrity.
Acceptance = unconditional appreciation and emotional warmth;
Congruence = authenticity, integrity.