6 Tips to Handle Criticism

Photo Courtesy: jekert gwapo

Bouquets and brickbats are a part and parcel of life. You cant escape them even if you are living under a rock for that’s how society is. Dealing with any sort of negative feedback is a tad difficult for our egos. These pointers should help us move forward and handle criticism effectively.

1.Take it positively

Firstly you should remember that not all criticism is negative. Some could be dished out to us for our own good and hence you should try to take most of the criticism that comes your way, in a positive manner. Treat it as constructive criticism.

2.Act on the shortcomings

Follow up with taking the constructive criticism by acting on the feedback you received. Try and see how you can improve the factors in question and in short act on your shortcomings that have been mentioned.

3.Don’t take it to heart

Do not take criticism personally or to the heart. Yous should firstly see who is it coming from, why it is so and in what context or environment has it been related to you. Depending on this you can determine whether the criticism is deliberate and sadistic or is a performance booster. If it is the latter then taking it to heart would be foolishness on your part.