Why are you waiting for someone else?
Ask Tonic’s Coach December 2018 Why are you waiting for someone else? By Rod Macdonald, Certified Coach Practitioner and Tonic’s Resident Coach Q: Ever since I was little, I have been waiting for my parents to be proud of me and now that I am grown up I seem to be repeating this because my boss doesn’t seem to recognize me and even my friends don’t seem to appreciate me. When will people start appreciating me? -Jen A: Jen, what you are describing appears to be a recurring theme in your life. We all crave recognition from others from time to time, and when we go without it, it can make us feel invisible. The reality is that giving praise in any form isn’t an obligation on anyone else’s part. Here are some empowering questions to help create clarity. 1. Did your parents grow up in an environment where praise was hard to come by? This could have been in a different culture, amongst many siblings, or different social circumstances. 2. Have you communicated with your boss how import