Recently
I posted a status update:
When someone
tells you that you are not enough, you have two choices:
1. Lay down
and quit.
2. Be better.
Personally?
Option #2 is the only one I acknowledge.
Why
did I post this? I posted this because I sincerely and truly believe that all
criticism is a valuable tool. Allow me to explain.
There are two types of criticism:
Constructive
The Other Kind
The
first is valuable. In fact, it is valuable beyond measure. Without constructive
criticism, you would never learn, never grow, never push beyond the limits of
your self-imposed shackles. Not everything can be warm, fuzzy roses all the
time. Generally, such invaluable constructive criticism is given to you by two
kinds of people:
1. Your dearest friends – who are never afraid to tell you when you are acting like an ass.
2. Someone who does
something better than you.
Separate
and define which one is giving you the criticism, listen, and become better. It’s
that simple.
The
second type of criticism is one that people use as a crutch when they are
jealous, out of sorts, don’t like you because they believe you should be more
like them or simply by someone who is a complete and utter douche nozzle. And while
the second kind of criticism shouldn’t get you riled up or make you feel badly
about yourself, it still presents you with an amazing opportunity to learn and
grow -- even if that means learning nothing more than how to tell someone to go
fuck themselves.
All criticism matters and all censure is useful, regardless of where it comes from. Take
it on the chin and use it as opportunity to be a better person and move
forward, but not because of the criticism itself, but because you actually
learned how to handle it like a pro.
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