You were just told you’re a great PCS Champion. How did that make you feel? Were you encouraged? Did you get a little boost of confidence? The truth is we all like to be recognized for something positive. Affirming your participants and co-workers increases their confidence in making a change or using a skill. They’re then more likely to continue that change or practice that skill which you affirmed and continue making progress. A good affirmation is genuine, sincere and usually specific. Let’s hear some examples.
• “I’m impressed with how well you see his hunger cues. Those can be tricky sometimes.”
• “I appreciate how hard you’ve worked to ask more open-ended questions.”