Not all criticism is good. Secondly, you cannot be all things to all people; as a human that would make you a divine being. However, the individual who has fame, wealth, recognition or whatever achievement in mind must learn to sieve through the shaft of daily criticism and take the good ones on the journey to success.
The simple reason for this is because you cannot know everything about every situation. I have come to admire my spouse in this area because though she studied a social science subject at higher institution, she sometimes amazes me with her technical reasoning ability.
At times I find myself struggling to resolve an issue at home and she comes and says why not do it like this and this? I then look at myself and wonder why I didn’t think of it along the same line; when we try her advice, I get the result I had in mind and I tell you this has occurred a couple of times during our stay together.
I tell you pride is one major obstacle that could hinder one from listening to criticism especially when going in the wrong direction but when you find yourself doing the same thing and expecting a different result, then what happens? Do you remain there still doing the same thing? That, as someone once said is madness.
At this point I like to make a distinction - please don’t confuse open mindedness with foolishness. Some folks may take the comments in the preceding paragraphs out of context and think they should go about looking for people to criticise what they are doing. If you try this, you may land yourself in the hands of a never-see-good-in-anything-or-person kind of a person who would so criticise you that you could give up altogether on your dreams if you are not strong willed.
On the other hand, a little stubbornness is good if you truly believe in a cause but like I said earlier, don’t be so stubborn that it turns to foolishness even when it is obvious that your path is leading to no where. You have got to know when to retrace your steps, change your strategy and continue until you get there. It just means you should be open minded to change to get past your obstacle on the road to achievement.
So in essence, what you must develop a good eye for is constructive criticism. Don’t be quick to defend yourself without first listening to what the critic is saying. You must make an in-depth analysis within your mind about what the person is saying and how it fits into your long term goal.
This is where you can distinguish between positive constructive criticism and negative destructive criticism. The person who criticises positively will also allow you the opportunity to speak while discussing with you to advance reasons for your present action and then use that to build on other initiatives you can try. The person’s countenance is calm; from his or words you can see a genuine desire to help you improve to get to your destination.
The negative critic’s countenance on the other hand exudes the very opposite. Please don’t allow their words and thoughts affect you or your dream. You were born to be great if you understand the power that resides within you. God put it there so be grateful to Him always.
Listen only to positive constructive criticism and when you expand your wealth of knowledge and then act on it, success is not far off.
© copyright Gabriel Ama.
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