I find receiving compliments to be very uncomfortable, so I don't practice it. Instead of complementing, I thank people. So instead of saying something like "

I find receiving compliments to be very uncomfortable, so I don't practice it. Instead of complementing, I thank people. So instead of saying something like "you did a great job at this" I say "thank you for doing this." For some reason that makes all the difference to me. Now, I'm sure most people don't have the weird compulsions I have, but its very hard to do for others what you wouldn't want done for you.