850: The Compliment I Never Forgot (and why you need to hear it too!)

The Rachel Hollis Podcast

Rachel Hollis

Health And Wellness, Education, Spirituality, Relationships, Personal Development, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Growth, Self-improvement

4.6 • 16.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Rachel Hollis recounts a deeply personal story about receiving a profound compliment from a stranger during a luxury trip to Hawaii 18 years ago. Feeling out of place and insecure as a new mother, Rachel received a comment on her necklace from a chic, wealthy woman that transformed her self-perception and profoundly impacted her entire trip. Get your copy of Rachel's New Book Here: Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Millon, Bookshop.org, or wherever books are sold! 00:57 Welcome and Subscribe! 01:55 Friday Episodes: Light and Breezy 02:18 Story Time: The Fancy Trip 06:23 Feeling Out of Place 08:28 The Poolside Experience 20:04 Dinner Night: The Compliment 25:29 Reflecting on the Compliment 30:54 The Power of Compliments 32:59 Challenge: Spread Compliments Like Confetti 40:17 Closing Thoughts and Newsletter Sign up for Rachel’s weekly email: https://msrachelhollis.com/insider/ Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! Call (737) 400-4626 Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RachelHollisMotivation/videos Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MsRachelHollis To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices.

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0:00.0	I believe with everything in my heart that that woman looked over and saw me waiting for my table
0:09.0	and saw how utterly country mouse ill-equipped, awfully awfully awfully dressed in my old navy sundress,
0:21.6	very uncomfortable, you know, shoulders hunched, arms crossed.
0:29.6	Like, I think that she saw me waiting and could feel how insecure I was.
0:36.6	And I believe with every particle of my being
0:40.9	that that woman went out of her way
0:45.3	to try and make me feel beautiful.
0:49.8	And she did.
0:57.4	Hey guys, it's Rach.
0:59.3	Welcome to the show.
1:00.5	I'm so glad that you're here with us today.
1:02.8	And I have a favor, which sounds kind of harsh if we just met, but I'm assuming that
1:07.9	most of you have been a part of this community for a hot minute.
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1:29.5	And here's a cool thing about subscribing. If you do it, and then you hate this show, just unsubscribe.
1:35.9	It's one click away. In the meantime, if you're listening, we would so appreciate it if you would just tap that button and make it official.
1:53.7	Music appreciate it if you would just tap that button and make it official. Hi guys, it's Rach.
1:55.6	Welcome to a new Friday episode of the show.
1:58.6	If this is your first time listening on a Friday, these conversations
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