Comments on: Appreciation is Earned, Not Given {Matt Cheuvront}

By: Akhila

Akhila — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:48:09 +0000

Wow, I actually just got a chance to read this, and I must say very insightful, Matt! As always you put a different spin on the concept and bring your own perspective to it. I loved the idea that appreciation is earned, because I really think it's true – whether it's in personal relationships or professional career or personal branding.

By: Akhila

Akhila — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:48:09 +0000

By: Grace Boyle

Grace Boyle — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:36:12 +0000

I'm echoing what you said about Sam, it's so true. Kudos to her

I have a question, do you think that you have to give people a reason to appreciate you? Aren't there ways to just be you…who you are and people who you love and love you in return will appreciate you? Sometimes thinking about working so hard for appreciation can sometimes seem false. I understand what you're saying and I see it for sure in the workplace. We can't take anything for granted, that's for damn sure.

Just a thought I had…great post. This entire series makes me smile non stop!

By: sameve

sameve — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:08:08 +0000

Matt: First of all, thank you so much for your kind words about me and my blog. I'm so happy to have you as part of this series!

I think you're totally right about appreciation in the workplace. Not only do we have to add value to our company, but we have to make sure our supervisors can see that value. Especially in this economic climate, the last thing we want is to be easily replaceable.

Your point about appreciating what we've got is true outside the workplace as well. In fact, that's the entire point of this series. Life may not be perfect. We may be going through some tough stuff right now, but we're alive, and that's no small thing. No matter how busy we are, there's always time to appreciate what we've got. Great post!

By: andhari

andhari — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:49:52 +0000

Great post! It takes guts to speak up, be confident and bring something to the table. But it's worth a try!

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By: Dunki

Dunki — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:29:59 +0000

Wow, Matt! As always I can count on you to look at something from a different perspective. I never would have thought to spin an appreciation topic into a post about career and being appreciated in the work place. Awesome job!!