The Power of Acknowledgement

Start to ACK someone you rarely know and prepare for the miracle.

Why ACK?
- The world is full of people who well deserve acknowledgement
- Repair of the world - one person at a time!
- "Pay it forward" types of behavior

What prevents you from ACK-ing others?
- Pride gets in your way?
- not from the inner most being
Bring ACK from your brain to your mouth!! Don't just think about it, Say it!!!!!!

ACK Checklists
- People to ACK in my daily life
- People at work
- People at home


What is your personal plan for ACKing others?

Create your own "ACK Journal"
- Be a champion for creating a corporate/family culture of appreciation

The 7 Principles of Acknowledgement

1) The world is full of people who deserve to be acknowledged.

It will be easier to ACK those you care most about if you start by practicing your ACK skills on people you don't know very well, or even know at all. Then you will begin making the world a happier place.

2) ACK builds intimacy and creates powerful interactions

ACK the people around your directly and fully, especially those with whom you are in an intimate relationship. What is it about your spouse, your daughter, your uncle, your oldest colleague or subordinate that you want to acknowledge? Look for ways to say how much you value them, and then be prepared for miracles!

3) ACK neutralizes, defuses, deactivates and reduces the effect of jealousy and envy!

ACK those you are jealous of, for the very attributes you envy. Watch the envy diminish and the relationship grow stronger as you grow to accept valuable input from the person you were envying.


4) Recognizing good work leads to high energy, great feelings, high-quality performance and terrific results. Not ACKing good work causes lethargy, resentment, sorrow and withdrawal.

Recognize and acknowledge good work, wherever you find it. It's not true that people only work hard if they worry whether you value them. Quite the opposite!

5) Truthful, heartfelt and deserved acknowledgment always makes a difference, sometimes a profound one, in a person's life and work.

Rarely given ACKs have no more value than frequent ones. Sincere praise should not be withheld due to fear of diminishing returns, of appearing inappropriate or out of embarrassment. These obstacles can and should be overcome in order for you and your recipients to reap the tremendous rewards.

6) It is likely that ACK can improve the emotional and physical health of both the giver and the receiver.

There is already substantial scientific evidence that gratitude and forgiveness help well-being, alertness and energy, diminish stress and feelings of negativity, actually boosting the immune system. It is reported that they can even reduce the risk of stroke and heart failure. This research leads us to believe that ACK others has similar effects.

7) Practice different ways of getting through to the people you want to ACK.

Develop an ACK repertoire that will give you the tools to reach out to the people in your life in the different ways that will be the most meaningful to each situation and each person.