8 Effective Ways how to Handle Criticism
Depending on how much you want out of life, the more criticism you will receive. The “how to handle criticism” correctly is essential to success. If you don’t want a lot out of life, then you can just forget this article.
Now in the 21st century, criticism is relentless online and if you’re not prepared for it then you’ll probably go down.
Naysayers are part of both personal and professional success. The ability to take criticism in your stride, and to truly listen to people’s opinions, even the negative ones, can improve your desire area of success.
Plus, handling even the harshest criticism to get better will give you a powerful tool that can propel you forward personally and professionally.
Just don’t get too caught up in either negative criticism or praise. When you learn to handle and filter all types of criticism, it will lead to a happier life and get you closer to your goals.
1. Avoid People who are Toxic to You
Avoid being around toxic people (negative people, pessimists, haters, naysayers, people against you, people who get off from tearing others down, etc.) until you reach the point in your self-development where you no longer allow people to affect you with their negativity. Then this is when you will thrive from others’ negativity.
If you notice a pattern of negativity around the same people, then it may be time to cut them off.
Always make an effort to surround yourself with successful, positive, nourishing, and uplifting people who believe in you and encourage you to go after your dreams. Be around positive thinkers and visionaries.
2. Don’t take it too Personally and find what is Useful (How to Handle Criticism)
Many people tend to feel personally offended and defensive when they receive criticism. It does take a lot of mental strength and a thick skin to handle criticism.
Find what you can benefit from the criticism, then forget the rest. Move on and work on what can benefit you.
3. Act on Positive Feedback (How to Handle Criticism)
Positive feedback helps by reinforcing a particular behavior, while criticism teaches by discouraging a behavior.
Make plans to work on and learn from some of the feedback that can benefit you and make you better.
When someone has given you feedback with the intent of improvement and you want to get better, then action is key.
4. Constructive or Destructive
You should pay more attention to constructive criticism than destructive criticism.
Constructive criticism is valid and well-reasoned feedback to point out your mistakes and help improve you or your work, usually involving both positive and negative feedback.
It can be useful feedback that can help you improve yourself rather than put you down. Even though it hurts a little, it is usually easier to accept.
In either case, remember that you can use criticism to your advantage.
5. Control your Reaction
Refrain from exploding when you receive criticism even when it is poorly intended or mean-spirited criticism.
Giving in to anger usually ends in regret. Take a deep breath and set emotion aside.
However, that doesn’t mean taking someone’s crap constantly.
6. Listen and Evaluate Intent
No one is perfect. Listen to the negative feedback objectively.
Always approach the situation with an open mind, so you can understand the intent of the feedback.
7. Show Gratitude
Helpful feedback can keep you on the right track towards your goals. And most people who give them are helping you get to your goals.
By being more thankful for the helpful feedback, you can start to calm down your reactions to all criticism and be more open to feedback.
8. Change the way you Feel about Criticism (How to Handle Criticism)
Like it or not, there is a bit of truth to even the harshest criticism.
If we act on helpful and constructive criticism, it can help us accomplish our goals and move us in the right direction.
We can handle negativity successfully by establishing its intent, being calm, acting on improvements, and cutting off negative people.
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