A well-thought-out critique is as valuable as gold, and you should seek that from everyone you

can, but particularly your friends. It doesn't mean your friends are right, but you at least want

to listen very carefully to what they say and to everyone. Welcome to Darren Daly on

demand, your most trusted resource to help you become better every day.

Here's your success mentor, Darren Hardy.

Confident individuals tend to respond to criticism productively.

Insecure people tend to respond defensively. For insecure people, criticism gets

exaggerated in their minds, causing them to think, I'm terrible, I'm in trouble, my career

is over, they don't like me. These exaggerated statements are what promotes the defensive

behavior. A better way to think of criticism is this,

as it was originally conceived by Aristotle. It's an evaluation whose intent is to improve. Instead,

think of criticism as information that can help you grow, information that can lead you to a more accurate assessment from other people's perspective

and provide you steps for improvement.

The continued supply of criticism and feedback is a fundamental part of sustained growth

and a key ingredient to success.

If instead of seeking approval, you instead ask, what's wrong with it? How can I make it

better? You are more likely to get a truthful and critical, which is important to your improvement, type of

answer. Here's how Elon Musk put it. A well-thought-out critique is as valuable as gold, and you should seek that from everyone

you can, but particularly your friends. It doesn't mean your friends are right, but you at least

want to listen very carefully to what they say and to everyone. Basically, you should take

the approach that you're wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong. So here's your

action. Seek criticism today. Ask at least three people today on how you are behaving or

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