It is easy to brush aside any feedback you get. In fact, what do others know of you and your circumstances for them to pass judgment about you or your actions?
That is a fair view. You know yourself the best and must hold your own self in the face of feedback. But brushing aside what others say about you? Perhaps you must be careful about ignoring input and being deaf to developmental information.
Most people react the way you might think of responding with a sense of ignorance.
However, the loss is only yours. First, you must note no one is interested in you. They are interested in their own experience with you. Your reflections, sharing, accommodation, care - your behavior in their presence, all of it.
They are also affected by your actions - which either encourage or discourage their own actions. The type of impetus your presence provides them is vital to them.
And they will provide feedback, whether you expect it or not.
You must be open to listening to the feedback, think hard about it, and seek what it means for your own progress, even if sometimes it is troubling to hear the adverse side of your feedback.
Those who listen to feedback for and against themselves tend to make far more progress in work and life than those who don't. They leverage free input to their advantage. And many times, they don't. The loss is theirs!
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