3. Notice How You React Next, notice how criticism affects you. How do you generally react to these different types of criticism? Do you become pissed off, angry, or defensive? Do you feel compassion and understanding for what the critic may be dealing with in their own life? Do you get sucked into a debate [...]
2. Understand the Different Types of Criticism Not all criticism is the same. Some criticism is helpful and constructive, but in my experience that’s a small percentage of the total, perhaps on the order of 1-3%. Your percentage may vary, depending on what kind of criticism you receive. Most of the criticism that I receive [...]
1. Accept the Existence of Criticism First, realize that criticism happens. And the more success you enjoy along a certain path, the more criticism there will be. Criticism is simply par for the course. If you succeed, especially in a big way, you’ll be criticized. This may sound like a bad thing, but in the [...]
