From the course: Ten Habits of Mentally Strong People
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Handle criticism effectively
From the course: Ten Habits of Mentally Strong People
Handle criticism effectively
- Author Marie Forleo asks, on your deathbed, will you say, whew, I avoided criticism? Probably not. The truth is if you want to make an impact in life, you'll be criticized occasionally. Anything worth doing attracts admiration and criticism. Avoiding criticism is what makes you weaker, not the criticism itself if you know how to handle it. Do so by following The Criticism Critical Path, four steps to effectively deal with criticism. Step one, and this might surprise you, is first decide who gets to criticize you. Not all criticism is created equal. Not everybody gets a seat at this table. For example, your boss, some coworkers, your spouse, they get a say. But Carlos in accounting or your judgey sister-in-law, for example, they don't make the cut. The point is don't give unwarranted influence to those who shouldn't have it. Especially when research shows we are four times more likely to remember criticism…
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