The Love Effect is a worldwide movement to teach, inspire and put love into action, in ourselves, our relationships, our schools, our workplaces and our communities.
Love Yourself
Recognize your worth and build confidence.
Love Others
Practice connection and find meaningful relationships.
Teach Love
Bring appreciation into schools, homes and workplaces.
Share Love
Turn kindness, generosity and laughter into action.
The movement
Love is something we can learn, practice, teach and share.
A compliment can change someone's day. A child who learns to recognize another person's value may grow into an adult who treats people differently. A workplace that teaches appreciation becomes a better place to work. Every Monday, The Love Effect posts one small ripple challenge anyone can do, and invites people to share what happened.
Programs
Ways people join in
Compliments for Change · appreciation training for schools, families and workplaces
Free Compliments app · a sincere compliment every day
UR-Amazing · confidence and self-love coaching
Speed dating · every night starts with a lesson in kindness
The Giving Water · 501(c)(3) clean water after disasters
Weekly Ripple Challenge · one small act of love, every Monday
Love Yourself. Love Others. Change the World.theloveeffect.world · DawnURamazing@gmail.com · 702-808-2305
How compliments work
Most of us were never taught how to give a compliment, or how to receive one.
What a compliment really is
A compliment is telling someone something true and specific that you noticed about them, and why it mattered. It was already true before you said it. You're just the one who finally said it.
The three kinds of compliments
I Notice You!
Personal
About who someone is: their kindness, patience, courage, humor and how they make people feel.
"You notice when someone goes quiet and you bring them back in. People feel safe around you."
I Appreciate You!
Acknowledgment
About something someone did for you or for others, especially the things nobody is supposed to see.
"You stayed late Thursday to get that out. It cost you your evening, and I noticed."
What an Accomplishment!
Accomplishment
About a goal reached or a hard thing done. Praise the effort, and bring in everyone who helped.
"You didn't give up on that problem, even when it got frustrating. That's what got you there."
People can tell the difference, every time
Feels fake
Feels sincere
"You're the best!"
"You stayed calm with that upset customer and turned him around. That's why people ask for you."
"Great job today."
"You caught the mistake on page four before it went out. That saved us a week."
"You're amazing, so can you cover Saturday?"
"You've covered for this team three times this month. I noticed, and thank you."
The sincerity check
Is it true? Only say what you mean.
Is it specific? Name what you noticed and why it matters.
Is it free? No favor attached, nothing expected back.
Would you say it when they're not in the room?
How to receive one, in four steps
1
Smile. Let your face show it landed.
2
Say "Thank you." With no "but."
3
Believe it. If it weren't true, they wouldn't have said it.
4
Take it in. Replay the feeling later.
Giving a compliment is kindness. Receiving one is kindness, too.complimentsforchange.com
The power of a compliment
One sincere compliment can change someone's day.
Compliments are not flattery. Thoughtful appreciation helps people feel seen, recognized and connected, and it can be taught. Compliments for Change brings sincere compliments to workplaces, schools, families and phones every day.
Five compliments that can change a life
I Notice You.Everyone deserves to be seen.
I Appreciate You.Say thank you for who they are.
What an Accomplishment.Celebrate the effort and the win.
I Believe in You.Confidence grows when someone believes.
I Am Proud of You.Words people remember for life.
Everyday ways to give compliments and connect
Leave a note that says exactly what you appreciate about someone.
Start a compliment jar at home or at work.
Thank someone whose work often goes unnoticed, by name.
Credit a coworker out loud in the next meeting.
Put the phone away and ask one real question.
Reach out to someone who might need connection.
Compliment effort, not looks.
Introduce two people who should know each other.
Ways to make yourself happy
Write down three things you like about yourself, then read them out loud.
When someone compliments you, just say "thank you."
Keep a confidence journal and a gratitude list.
Do one kind thing for someone else today.
Get a sincere compliment on your phone every day.
Get happy today · no card needed
21 free days of compliments, made just for you.
Sign up for the free Compliments for Change app and take the 2-minute test. You get 14 free days of sincere compliments, two a day by text or email, plus 7 more days for joining the app. Start every morning feeling seen.
Reporters, podcast hosts and influencers: try it yourself.Sign up for your 21 free days today. When your first compliment lands, call Dawn at 702-808-2305 and let's tell the world about it.
Founded in Las Vegas by Dawn Weir, creator of Compliments for Change
Story ideas for reporters, producers and podcast hosts
Stories that leave your audience happier than they found it.
The holiday story
The Christmas gift that costs nothing: a family compliment wall.
Families spread across the country can make a free compliment wall in the Compliments for Change app and fill it with love all season. Grandparents, cousins, kids away at college, a parent deployed overseas: everyone writes something sincere, and the person it's for gets an email the moment it lands.
Stay close from far away. One link keeps the whole family in touch.
Show the love in public. Walls are open to read, so keep it to kind words, never private details.
12Days of ComplimentsDecember 14 to 25. One sincere compliment a day for someone in your family. By Christmas morning, every wall is full.
Is your town's wall empty?Every town in America has its own compliment wall. Who will fill yours first?
"I tried it for 21 days"A reporter signs up and shares what two sincere compliments a day did to their mood.
We guess lowResearch shows people underestimate how good a compliment makes someone feel (Zhao and Epley, 2021), so we give too few.
Competing against silenceWorkers leave when nobody notices them. Teams can learn sincere compliments in 30 minutes.
Kids learning to take a complimentClassrooms use a wall to practice giving a real compliment and receiving one without brushing it off.
No one alone for the holidaysFill a wall for a care home, a shelter or a veteran who will spend the holidays without family nearby.
Resolve to be kinder in 2027A New Year's resolution anyone can keep: one sincere compliment a day, starting January 1.
"Compliments for change, Mommy"The whole movement started when a little boy paid his mom in compliments instead of coins.
A movement for the whole worldThere's a .world for love now. One small act of love, a ripple that crosses every border.
Dates to build a story around
Nov 13World Kindness Day
Dec 1Giving Tuesday
Dec 14–2512 Days of Compliments
Jan 1Kinder New Year
Jan 24National Compliment Day
Feb 14Valentine's Day
Podcast hosts and influencers: interview Dawn for free. No fee, just love.Try it first: sign up at complimentsforchange.com/app for 21 free days of compliments. When your first compliment lands, call Dawn at 702-808-2305.
Love Yourself. Love Others. Change the World.theloveeffect.world · complimentsforchange.com
