There are four types of people you will meet when it comes to giving you feedback about your efforts.

Some genuinely want you to improve. They will call your attention to your mistakes in a supportive way. Mostly in form of a suggestion, they want the best for you. Keep them close.

You'll encounter another kind who are out to challenge you, they don't sound so nice. No mincing words, they'll give it to you straight.

You may think they are trying to pull you down, no, they are trying to keep you on your toes. You need this kind of people if external motivation is your thing.

Next are those who are destructive in their criticism, their words demoralize you. They don't have a positive objective, their joy is to frustrate you. The easiest way to identify them is that they don't proffer any solutions, only criticisms.

There's the fourth. They will not give you any feedback rather they'll discuss your errors with others. They are not necessarily bad people.

Interestingly, they sometimes have useful thoughts but they will rather share them with someone else other than the person who is directly affected.

Wisdom is to be open to feedback at all times and develop the emotional strength to handle criticism notwithstanding how tough it may sound.y

You can learn from anyone, the nice or the mean, the wise or the foolish.

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