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The Art of Communication
The art of communication and the power of appraisal

How many of us are sure that our parents are proud of us? Well, I am not a lucky one in this regard. 

I actually can put together some okay records about myself. I have always been the top 5 from day one in school. I got into top 10 colleges in the whole country. I started to win singing contests, math contests since I was 11 years old. I went on to work in Hong Kong and was made supervisor, manager since I was 24…

Even funnier, just because of my Mom’s one rolling eye-ball when she said to me only 2 percent can pass bar exam every year and usually people had to try 4-5 times before they could pass, and I said I might try, I passed at the first attempt in 2 years of self-taught. … 

I still got no positive comment from my Mom. So I continued to seek for her approval or pride in me by getting my MBA and computer technology degree…still nothing so far.

As much as I wished to be encouraged and valued, I realized that the best gift to a loved one is not really expensive present, instead, it should be stronger self-confidence. We should be generous to tell them about their talents, their kindness, how great they are….After all, believe-in-thyself sometimes is the only thing for ones’ dream to come true.

Depends on how expressive we are to encourage our close ones, sometimes appraisal can be optional. Yet, when we can express our appreciation toward others in front of our loves ones, we can’t forget telling the worth of the audience. Otherwise, the implication can be they are great because they are distant. So what do we want as the consequence?

If we want our worth to be seen and appreciated, let’s start from expressing our appreciation, and don’t forget ones who are close to you already.