HTSS87 - How to handle constructive criticism in sales and life - Scott Sylvan Bell

<p style="text-align:center;">How to deal with criticism</p> <p>At some point the world comes after you or at least it feels like it. There are times where you need to have criticism about your work or your skills. If you are struggling to begin with you will take it more personally.  This isn’t about the person who is the jerk or the idiot, its about the person who is really coming to help you.</p> <p> </p> <p>Sometimes the people are right but its their delivery. How they say it and their timing when they say it can be more damaging than the content of the conversation.   Most of the time the criticism of you is out of love and affection sometimes its not to tear you down. You do have to recognize which one you are looking at.  </p> <p> </p> <p>Know your audience </p> <p>Does the person who is giving you the criticism there they tear you down or build you up?  </p> <p>It may be tough to see the difference because of time, energy, effort of time committed. You have an idea of a bank account of what you have done.</p> <p>  </p> <p>If you asked for criticism you will get it. You can react wrong and this escalates the situation. Your reaction matters just as much as the person you are working with.    </p> <p>For a company or training the conversation should be structured where the target person gets one good complement and one area where they need improvement  </p> <p> </p> <p>You could ask: </p> <ul><li>Where is one place I excelled?</li> <li>Thank you!</li> <li>What is 1 area I need improvement the most </li> <li>Thank you!</li> <li>If there was a second place I could excel where would it be?</li> <li>Thank you!</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>The problem with weaknesses and criticism </p> <p>It seems that criticism happens at the wrong time for most people. For some reason we can see weakness in others. It’s the pile on effect in most offices and households.   </p> <p> </p> <p>Every once and a while a friend a coach or a mentor shares where you can get better at what you do