How to take a compliment | John K. Bates

Accepting a compliment can be a challenge for a lot of people, often we brush them off out of fear of seeming arrogant. John K. Bates challenges that and instead suggests responding with honest appreciation.
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Filmed at TEDActive 2012.
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