Handling Criticism

Brooke Castillo said (and I paraphrase), if someone told you “I hate your blue hair” it doesn’t hurt, right? Because you don’t have blue hair. That’s not offensive. You just think “Um, okay?”

Criticism only hurts if part of you believes it.

If you believe you’re not good enough, and someone tells you you’re not good enough, it will hurt. But if you believe you are good enough and someone tells you you’re not good enough, it won’t hurt (Unless there’s a tiny part of you that still believes you’re not).

Your beliefs determine your feelings, not other people.

How to handle criticism? Examine the part of you that believes it, and find out why. Then instead of leaning into your anger or upset, spend your energy working on changing those beliefs.

Sarah Arnold-Hall

Hey! I’m Sarah. I’m a High Performance Coach from New Zealand, living in Sydney. I help ambitious people take consistent action to hit their biggest goals in life and business. When I’m not coaching, you can find me salsa dancing and pursuing my own goals. Click here to get coached by me.

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