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Many of my clients deal with a fear of criticism. I see it in several aspects of their lives. At work, people fear criticism from their managers and colleagues, so they keep quiet and don't share their opinions. They play it safe. At home, people fear that they'll be criticized by their spouse or partner, so they don't speak their mind. They back down when they sense conflict. In friendships, people often don't have boundaries because they fear that establishing them would lead to criticism or that they would be viewed as selfish.
Whatever the setting, it's this fear that keeps people stuck. For example, by not speaking up and not sharing your ideas, you'll never advance. People won't know your thoughts and will have no reason to recognize your worth and promote you.
Via The Learning Factor
This continues to be a tricky area of performance for so many leaders.........
A very positive article. Well worth reading.
We all go through the fear of criticism. Be it about your business, video or even your talent in general. Fear in itself is a very paralyzing thing, but when it reaches the topic that will source your future it tends to be taking even more seriously than it really is.
There's this phrase that really calmed me down when I launched my first android app and started receiving negative ratings (not even many... just 2 out of 50). "Don't sweat it; you have knowledge now".
Knowledge is the antidote of fear after all. Criticism shouldn't become a fear because it's actual knowledge of something that could be modified.
Here are a few tips of how to handle criticism correctly. There's never any reason to be scared of criticism.