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The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World
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	How to Cope with Criticism Facing the Critic Part 2 by Joy Cagil
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How to Cope with Criticism
Facing the Critic
Part 2
by Joy Cagil

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• We may choose to neutralize the attack. We may use humor to ward off the critic's words; or accept the part of the criticism that may be truthful; or agree with the possibility that the entire criticism may be correct. We must not give in totally or promise to act in a different way in the future, until we have thought out our critic's words at a different time and place. "I'll think about this seriously," is an adequate answer.

• We may confront the critic. If we feel the critic's motives are negative and we feel hurt and upset when he hurls his criticisms at us, we may get ready to ask him why he is acting this way, not as a victim but from an upper-handed, adult position. For this, we have to prepare ourselves beforehand.

Pointers for preparation if we decide to confront the critic:

1. We must, above all, stick to the truth. We can state or ask about the truth of his criticism and ask specific questions on specific issues.

2. We must resolve not to ask our questions as a counterattack but to make the other person face his own behavior or the truth inside his criticism.

3. We must not worry about making a mistake. If a mistake is made, it may be corrected or there may be a next time when it may be corrected.

4. We must insist that the critic give exact and solid data and point to specific facts. We must refuse him any personal attack or generalizations on us or on anyone else.

5. We must look at our critic directly in the eye and maintain that eye-contact.

6. We must decide our voice won't waver and become childlike. We must stick to an unruffled mood and steady, calm voice.

7. We can take our time to answer him back. We do not have to answer his criticism or what he says immediately.

• We need to believe, truly believe, in success even if our success may not come easily. There may be setbacks, situations, and times when we may revert to our old way of feeling when we are criticized. In those times, we can re-view our goals and actions, take refuge in others' support, repeat the affirmations, and keep staying focused.

If we make our mind up to succeed and work at it seriously enough, we may in time become adept in accepting criticism without letting it damage our self-esteem. Better yet, we may also become skilled at giving constructive criticism to others.

(c) 2006 Joy Cagil, All rights reserved.

Joy Cagil is an author on a site for Writing.Com Her education is in foreign languages and linguistics. In her background are varied subjects such as psychology, humanities, mental health, women's issues, and visual arts. Her portfolio can be found at Writing.com

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