Don't Allow The Fear Of Criticism To Stop You From Pursuing Your Dream

"It is not the critic who counts: nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without errors or shortcomings, but who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt, speaking at the Sorbonne in Paris April 23, 1910


                                            "Whatever you do, good or bad,
                            people will always have something negative to say.


Everyone of us have at some time or another been criticized for something. Sometimes fairly but most of the time, unfairly. Sadly most criticism is not intended to build someone up. Instead it is given with an intentional sting.

Constructive criticism on the other hand is a positive thing. It will allow us to grow and to evolve.

We have to remember that criticism is more a reflection of the critic than the person being criticized.
A lot of us feel so scared of ever being criticized that we won't try anything new. And sometimes it will even prevent us from accomplishing our dreams.

We are afraid to be criticized if we quit a job that doesn't fulfill us and try a new job opportunity. We don't want to leave a relationship that we stayed in way to long and that doesn't make us grow for the fear of being criticized by others. We don't dare to start our own business adventure for we feel that other people will be will criticizing us. An the list goes on.....

We want everyone to like us and to agree with us and when they don't..... and if they criticize us and what we are doing or trying to do.....we get scared and pull back. Never live your life trying to please other people. It will be exhausting and it will make you unhappy. Not everyone is going to like and accept you and what you are doing.

The more successful a person becomes the more criticism they will encounter. Unwanted criticism is most often based on jealousy and it is stems from a competitive spirit.
You have something that somebody else wants. Instead of being happy for you and what you have accomplished, jealousy rises up in the critical person. They try to cover up their own insecurities, shortcomings by being critical towards you or other people. What they don't understand is that they too can have what you got.

Some people will find fault, no matter what. Until they deal with their own issues, they will never be happy.

Don't allow anyone to steal your dream by being critical towards you.

                                             Karin Glannstam - Personal Success Coach
                                                         www.karinglannstam.com