Recognition: Its Essence and Importance to People

It is natural as a human to set expectations especially if someone if you exerted full effort to have a job well done . Let's admit it, all of us wanted to be recognized , to be appreciated and to be told that "hey!, you did great! . Each one of us feels great when we accomplish chores at home , assignments or perfect score for exams in school, and a work report submitted on time to the boss. What more if we'll have this encouraging words and gestures from people around us , those would mean a lot, right?

Recognition is the act of appreciating , giving importance or attention to someone or something , to be able to make them feel valuable and proud.

Why is recognition important then?

It creates quality output

Recognizing someone's contributions and accomplishments is an important part of creating a quality results. When a person can see that their efforts are appreciated, it increases their self-esteem and satisfaction with their work: at home , in school , at work .Their improved attitude towards their craft encourages them to increases productivity.

Improving one's Self Confidence

Appreciating someone's word or work would make them let out the best in them . You would make someone feel that they are special in their own way. It's like you are telling him that he is valuable and important in that certain group , making him see that he matters, by this , one gets self trust , therefore making them repeat what good thing they did , and make it even better, thus having a positive effect for everyone.

It can be contagious

Having to accept a recognition boosts one's self-esteem , making them feel better about oneself . With this kind of attitude , this will push someone to also give attention and appreciation for other people around him , because he feels appreciated , he wanted others to have the same feeling. Thus, giving positivity to the whole room , and will continue just same as a chain reaction.

Gives Motivation and Inspiration

When someone receives recognition for something he said or done , it gives him the drive to do more and bea better version of himself . Let's all admit it that if you are being recognized , your tendency is to smile , be happy and you have thia inspiration to finish anything by heart and with that , you have the satisfaction with everything you do.

Shows Respect and Care

By giving appreciation to someone , it would also means to them that you are respecting their actions and words . It also shows that you care for their well-being , and that you are concern about how things would go along with them. By doing so , you are also getting their respect , without you even knowing it and in return you'll have them caring for you too.

But there are also instances or people i should say who feel somehow disappointed , if they see or feel they are being ignored or under appreciated. This is where envy or jealousy for other people begins. Comparing oneself to another . Asking questions like "why? or why not?" . Over competency can also be associated with this , because of too much hunger for attention , people tend to forget those real people behind their success or those ones who had help you reach where you are now. Too much has always been bad. So we also have to learn to balance things . Recongnition is awesome yes , but don't expect too much so you won't get disappointed. Our parents and our family are the first circle of people responsible for giving us recognition, respect, and affection. Maybe there are some who didn't get the respect and recognition from your family in the first years of your life. It may be that those close connections were not totally achieved. So i see this as one of the reasons why some are hungry for too much recognition.

Like here on steemit , recognition and appreciation really is a big thing for all of us , who woudn't want to get upvoted by whales and witnesses ? Who woudn't want to be appreciated and garnered lots of comments from all other steemians. We all do. By seeing that your post has earned upvotes and noticed by many , it really adds something to you. It makes you smile , it motivates you to write and share more , it even inspire you to inspire others. Rewards are bonuses ,it's more of a token of rexognition. But of course , enough should be enough , we have to remember as well , that as long as you put an effort and you written a blog by heart , surely you'll be appreciative of your own work and everything will follow.

Yes , we all need recognition , but we also need to be careful not to cross beyond obsession for it , this might call for an unhealthy recognition already. Validation for our actions , behaviors and words is necessary so we can grow with certainty. It also should start from ourselves , appreciate your abilities , your work , your appearance , anything about you , and definitely people around you would recognized your worth.

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