Listening To Criticisms

solution may be very simple. If you don’t understand something, try to clarify. If they don’t understand something, try to clarify yourself to clear the communication barriers which may balloon into a major conflict along the way if not clarified.

Listening To Criticisms

Often those who are not used to criticisms will try to defend themselves if they are criticized even if the criticisms are outright correct. Most of us have that tendency to accept praise and compliments and shun away from hearing criticisms. Yet often, it is those criticisms which prod us to hone our skills, and there are countless instances where people have failed because they had failed to take heed of and act on those criticisms. If we want to improve ourselves, we need to look into the criticisms we receive and try to assess ourselves and our performances in the light of those criticisms. Athletes are perfect examples of those people who thrive in criticisms. A boxer for example has to be reminded by his coaching staffs every round to point out the defects in his approach against his opponent. If he fails to make the adjustment, more often he loses the fight. Coaching staff of basketball teams have to assess what is happening inside the court and how their team is performing in the game. Then they usually call a time out to remind their teams of their weak points and strengths so that they could make the proper adjustment.

So the first thing you should do when you receive criticism is to control your first reaction of lashing back at your critics. Count one to ten or take a deep breath to calm yourself down. Likewise, you should always find the positive points of criticism. Honest feedback can assist you on how to improve yourself.

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