Here you go: AMEN! I like the analogy. And the ninja outfit.

I will get an iPad when I win one. And not a moment sooner. So, that pretty much means never. And I am ok with that. My netbook keeps me happy on the go.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Adam.
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I don't have one example, but this is my approach: I try to be very specific when I offer a compliment or praise. "Good job" is fine, but "I really like the way that you did __________..." shows that you were really paying attention.

You are right. Words are powerful.

And for anyone that would like the real context around the sound bite that was so gratuitously used in this podcast:

In an upcoming show, we will be interviewing Andrew Marin, author of "Love is an Orientation." Andrew is the founder of The Marin Foundation, "an organization that works to build a bridge between the religious and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) communities in a non-threatening, research and biblically oriented fashion. " (From the website:http://www.themarinfoundation.org/ )

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