5 Ways to Deal with Criticism

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Life is hard and it is more difficult when you feel criticized. Here are some tips to get your through it and keep your happy! 
  • Don’t take criticism personally. People can have their opinions. You have yours and they have theirs.
  • Ask yourself: What can I learn from criticism? Often there is a nugget of truth and it is an opportunity for us to grow.
  • Remember some people look at life negatively. Don’t succumb to their negativity.
  • Remember that unhappy people look for more fault than happy people. Why should you let their unhappiness affect your happiness?
  • Learn from their words not from their tone. Separate out their tone and style of criticism from the message.

What do you do when you feel criticized?

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4 thoughts on “5 Ways to Deal with Criticism”

  1. I keep in mind some of the great things I’ve been reading in a book called Resilience. Loving this book 🙂

    “Know this: anyone who does anything worthy, anything noble, anything meaningful, will have critics… some people try to live a life without criticism by shrinking themselves. They try to make themselves invisible. And you know what happens to them? It’s not just that they diminish themselves, fail to live their best lives, and squander their time. All of that happens, of course. But you know what else happens? People criticize them for being invisible. You can’t escape criticism.”

    “Mother Teresa spent a lifetime doing some of the hardest and most needed work on earth, and people who hadn’t spent a month doing anything like it criticized her while entombed in their own comfort. Now, you’re not Mother Teresa, and neither am I. I’m just using this example because it goes to show that anyone who does anything worthy will attract critics. Begin anyway.”

    1. Kate I have to buy that book! Resilience is the key to positivity which is the key to happiness. Share anytime!~ I love it! Grateful Chere

  2. This is the perfect article I needed to read today. I’ve been dealing with some harsh criticism lately and I need to remember all of these points – I am going to share!

    1. Jen it is so hard to be judged let alone criticized..remember only YOU have gifts that the world needs.. NO one else has your gifts! Warmly with hugs, Chere

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