March 2, 2015
Do you like to make others feel better by using phrases of praise, approval, applause and cheers? I sure do but sometimes I feel like I get stuck using the same words over and over. My most used acclamation – “Awesome!”
Having worked in a martial arts dojo, we are ALWAYS praising the kids for anything we catch them doing right. However, they are pretty smart and catch on when you use the same word over and over. We want to make them feel special, but if we use the same word all the time . . . it is no longer special and they stop feeling special. It just becomes a word.
So, I decided to make a list of “other” options and thought you might have a use for them too.
Here we go!
A – Awesome! All right! Amazing!
B – Bravo! Breathtaking! Beautiful! Better than ever! Brilliant!
C – Cool! Congratulations!
D – Dynamite! Doing great!
E – Excellent! Extraordinary!
F – Far out! First rate! Fabulous! Fantastic!
G – GREAT (job)! Good going! Got it!
H – Hooray! How perfect, great, awesome! Hot dog! Hero!
I – Incredible! Inspiring! I knew you could do it!
J – Jedi! Just perfect, amazing, marvelous! Joyful!
K – Kudos! Keep up the great work!
L – Love it!
M – Money! Marvelous!
N – Nice (going)!
O – Outstanding! Out of sight!
P – Perfect! Phenomenal!
Q – Quite beautiful, remarkable, amazing!
R – Right on! Remarkable! Radical!
S – Super! Stupendous! Sensational! Sweet! Stunning!
T – Thumbs up! Talented! Totally Cool!
U – Unstoppable! Unbelievable!
V – Very cool, awesome, amazing!
W – Way to go! Wow! Wonderful! Woohoo! Well done!
X – Xcellent (haha, let me know if you have suggestions for this one!)
Y – You’re the best, #1, a winner!
Z – Zen! Zippadeedoodah!
So what do you think? I hope you can use these to brighten somebody’s day! And, PLEASE, let me know if you have something to add. I’d love to hear your suggestions!
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