Feedback Is The Breakfast Of Champions

Feedback Is The Breakfast Of Champions

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One key ingredient of a success persons diet is feedback. How many times have you been given feedback? How many times have you reacted angrily to this feedback? How dare they say that! Sound familiar? On reflection, how many times has the feedback been constructive and had you chosen to act upon it, would have made you a better person...

We must use feedback as a tool to improve ourselves.

I visited a client this week and he explained how one of his interns had complained to him that another senior member of staff was constantly criticising him and picking on him. Now there could have been a number of scenarios here.

It transpired that the intern was a straight A student but he had a very poor work ethic. He felt that the internship was a nuisance and that he was automatically overqualified because of his intellectual ability. While I understood his thinking it was disappointing to see a 21 year old behave in this way.

Event x Response = Outcome

The outcome that was happening in this case was negative primarily because of the way in which he chose to react to the feedback being given. Granted, the giver of feedback needed to be communicated with aswell to ensure that feedback was constructively given and this was done.

Without feedback, we learn through trial and error and that is too slow in this day and age. With feedback we can accelerate our progress and achieve success much quicker.

Asking for feedback continuously is a very healthy habit to generate. Asking for it makes it easier for the other person to give.

In retail, you often see signs If you are unhappy with our service, please tell us, If you are heppy, please tell your friends If you are not receptive to feedback, the feedback will go elsewhere and work against you rather than for you.

How to deal with feedback

If you have a set of goals that you want to achieve in your business and in your life, then all feedback you receive will keep you aligned to your goals. When you receive feedback you must write it down and assess its relevance to helping you achieve your goals.

You must ensure that you are gracious in receipt of this feedback and then take the necessary staps to recover the situation that led to the feedback. Mix this with the successes that you have had and then move on.

By understanding how people communicate to you and how you communicate outwards, makes feedback easier to handle and benefit from.

About the Author:
Remember it is how we react in a given situation that creates the future. Derek O'Dwyer is a successful online entrepreneuer and business owner. He is an award winning business coach and is passionate about helping others to achieve success in their business. for further information check out http://www.aboutderekodwyer.com and for online business opportunities visit http://www.afranchiseinamillion.com



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