How to Respond to Criticism

Criticism is ^1.The expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes. ^2. The critical assessment of a literary or artistic work.

Often when I search the internet for information, I see dozens of embarrassing critiques on a single page directed to the owner of the site or active representative. At first, I was wondering how the person in question would be able to survive the furious fans. I meditated on this issue of criticism for long that it almost wore me off. These criticisms of a thing made me do some research for nothing less than two days trying to find a solution on how to handle criticism when it comes my way. I focused my attention on some of these points:

·         Why the critiques: Here, I noticed not the critiques at most cases arise from argumentative or logical topics introduced by the person targeted.

·         What served as catalyst: I found out that the person targeted was in one way or the other trying to prove to the critics that he/she is right from whatever angle. On trying to prove this, the critique brings up more annoying statements to the fore. At this point, the targeted normally perceive the fact that it is getting back to him/her harder and more personal, thereby attempting to respond in a personal manner to prove that he/she is human with normal sense of reasoning, in most cases using some abusing words directly directed to the critic. When the critic sees the angle it is elevating, he will like a soldier does, retrieve and reform then comes back with more and more sophisticated weapons of the mind coming in the form of words, writing or presentation. Definitely, it gets to a point where others from nowhere join the battle thereby making it worse than before. It keeps circling in a round form maintaining the laws of the universe and will never stop until they embrace the third point where I focused my attention.

·         How to respond to respond to criticism: The next few paragraphs are important please read it understandable for you to know exactly what you should do when your fans or clients disagree with the content you presented.

Why the Critics; try to by all possible means understand why you were criticized. If you are able to get an idea of why the criticism came about, you will stand a better chance knowing what and where to start.

Respond Responsively; when you receive critiques, do not just type or say anything that pleases you. Rather think about what you want to say and make changes if necessary.

Learn from It; after analyzing the critiques, Endeavour to make a change and learn from your mistakes. Remember that you are not perfect and what the critic does is to bring to the fore the weak or bad part of you. Therefore, you have to follow it up with maximum understand as you it is not in every point that the critic gets it right.

Reorganize the Content “if” Necessary; if you were able to notice the critic area of centralization, then determine either to make changes or to ignore the critic.

Look for Better Idea; If you cannot make necessary changes where you should either because you do not know how to come up with a better idea, then it could be best to do the following:

ü  Ask the critic the possible ways to make it better but if you are not comfortable with this option, maybe because your ego couldn’t allow you the try

ü  Meeting a friend you trust and who knows better than you in the field and learn from him. You can also learn from a colleague or group of experts in the subject matter.

ü  Search for articles or forum post, blogs and all that addresses issues relating to your need.

Thank the Critic; never fail to appreciate the role and or importance of the critic in improving your business and knowledge base. Few lines of words or a paragraph can do. Therefore, you do not necessarily need a page or new post to say thank you very much for helping me realize my mistakes I really do appreciate.

It is to my notice that some people have developed thick skin as a means of handling this important tool for business improvement. However, I will advice that you change that attitude because it is not the better option and never will it be. Nevertheless, if you think you don’t concur with me, why not implement your own strategy.

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