Have you been critized? I'm sure everyone has been critized one way or the other. No one can say that he or she hasn't been critized. Criticism itself is not a wrong thing. Criticizing is to analyze or assess a thing in order to get its merits and faults.
The criticism you've recieved at any time of your life will fall in between two categories. They are the constructive and destructive criticism.
Criticisms are inevitable except you're perfect of which no one is. No matter how much you try, there will be a time where you're below expectations. Criticisms should be parts of a human life but only constructive criticism should be allowed.
Criticisms can either be destructive or constructive. It depends on the critic. Some people have gained mastery in giving destructive criticism. The only thing they do is to criticize people till they feel less of themselves. This is a very wrong thing to do.
Criticisms start from the family because they're the closest to you. They know everything about you, how you react, how you behave and others. The thing is that what outsiders may not see or know, your immediate family will know because they're very close to you. They know so much about you. Most times, criticisms from your immediate family is always out of love, therefore very true.
Criticisms done by outsiders are most likely done in anger or pain, therefore it can be classed as a destructive criticism. Most times those criticism do not cause any change in you, it only makes you feel less of yourself. This is the reason they tell people not to mind the opinions of people most especially outsiders. Because the truth is we have more destructive critics than we have constructive critics.
It takes a great level of maturity and understanding to criticize someone the right way. There's a way i criticize a person and the person won't feel less but not everyone knows how to. I've learnt that when you want to criticize a person or something. You don't just start of to criticize that person like that. You should first recognize and talk about the things that person did right before moving to the ones that need some changes. By doing this, the person realizez that you're not really against him and that you want the best for him.
Whether we like it or not, there are people who'll criticize everything you do, even though they are good. They'll still criticize. What do we do to those set of people? How do we react to their criticism? Do you allow their criticism get you? Do you allow it affect your confidence? Do you allow it make you discouraged?
You shouldn't allow them get you. You shouldn't even mind how much they criticize you. If you're not doing something worthwhile, you won't be criticized. So that they criticize you shows that you're making progress. Keep at what you're doing. Nevertheless, there should be a balance to things. There can be some element of truth in the criticisms of people. Therefore, sometimes you should look at what they say and not how they say it. Because you might be making some mistakes, it's just that they communicated it the wrong way.
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Knowing when to tune-in and probe or when to ignore criticism is valuable. It will save you time, help you avoid headaches and heartaches, and get you to a place where you're growing and producing good work rather than obsessing over the impossible pursuit of perfection.