You really need to try this.....

I just spent the night with a great group of people that I genuinely love. So what do you need to try? We sit around in a room and take turns pointing out the positive things we see in each other. It is incredibly uncomfortable at first. We are conditioned as people to accept the negative much easier than the positive. When you have people telling you what strengths they see in you and some go as far as telling you they wish they had in them what they see in you it is an amazing experience.

First, you get this feeling like, "Wow, I would really love to know this guy they are talking about". Then you go through this transformation internally that is hard to describe. You let your guard down. Now I know what your thinking, why would your guard be up if people are professing their favorite things about you? Good question..... I don't have the answer. But something happens inside where you let go of your fear of feeling good about yourself (isn't that sad) and you open up and you almost have a sense of pride come over you because people see things in you that blesses and encourages them.

If you have never experienced this little exercises, I recommend it, highly.

oh, by the way:
quan·ti·fy
1. to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.