We see constantly and I mean CONSTANTLY the media publishing stories criticising people. It’s like a blood sport now with the rise of social media. Bindi Irwin, who one year encouraged young girls to wear less make up and a year later instagramed a photo of herself wearing lipstick (OMG call the police) was recently a victim of public criticism. For Christ’s sake! So WHAT… As Alexandra Carlton of Kidspot put it, “she’s not a politician being caught out on a public policy backflip.” David Beckham was recently criticised for his parenting when his two year old was photographed with a pacifier, jeesh I could make a list miles long.
My first instinct when thinking about this post was to go on a rant about the injustice of it all and how we should all be tending our OWN gardens, minding our OWN beeswax blah blah blah, and then it struck me how powerful these comments can be to fuel our fires of intention. Sometimes its like throwing a log on there, with the big obvious comments like when someone tells you that “you cant achieve something”, or like “go back to your day job” We have all heard inspiring stories of those that proved the critics wrong.
But what about the smaller subversive commentary, the little throwaway comments, judgements and criticism’s that we forget to filter? The ones from acquaintances, or friends, and families? These can be disguised as ‘feedback’ or ‘constructive’ but really they are just someone else’s opinion, or even passive aggression disguising their own issues. (A topic for another time) This can be fuel too if we choose it to be. The key is in the choice. I can listen to your comments and internally rather than it making me feel down or doubting myself, I’m going to use it to fuel my passion, give me motivation to keep doing my thing, and JUST watch this space.
So sharpen your filter, use the criticism as fuel to motivate you and create a steely focus on what you want – You deserve it and the critics can empower rather than drain you.
Until next week, huge hugs
Andy xx
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