Dealing With Criticism And Ridicule Affectively For Positive Growth

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Dealing With Criticism And Ridicule Affectively For Positive Growth

Matthew 7:1-5 “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.

Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye, when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

No one likes to face ridicule and criticism , but everyone on God’s green planet earth , has either faced criticism or ridicule themselves, or knows someone who is experiencing the affects that criticizing can have on one’s self esteem , and personal and professional growth and development in life.

Perhaps you too, are experiencing ridicule and criticism, either in your personal life, in many of your successful relationships, or the job as you pursue your one’s career goals in life.

But my question to you is not so much why are you going through the criticism and ridicule, but more importantly, how are you going to grow and experience real and genuine spiritual growth , which yields character development?

How will you benefit from life’s very painful lessons of criticisms and ridicule that everyone on planet earth experience in life?

Overcoming Criticism And Ridicule Requires Faith and Perseverance

About me, I have over 11 years experience in private industry, and with private individuals, in helping people to realize their life goals and ambition in life.

But I embrace a Christian, biblically based approach in how to set goals in life, and fully believe that one’s faith plays a vital and important role in shaping one’s views, values, and aspirations.

Many people e-mail me with problems that many are having, from broken dreams, broken or failed relationships that ended in failures due to criticism, and ridicule and how to understand dealing with criticism. I’ll readily admit that sometimes it may appear that life isn’t fair.

You didn’t receive the big job promotion, or you didn’t do well on the job interview as you had hoped and bombed. You feel your boss is always criticizing your job performance or your attendance unfairly. The laundry list goes on and on of your being wrongly criticized.

But did you ever stop to think and understand that maybe there is an important reason why your were criticized? If you’re completely honest with yourself, maybe the ridicule had something to do with your job performance, or your business communication skills which need improvement. Or maybe it’s the lack of a positive attitude on your part as a team player. What is your attitude saying about you?

What is God teaching you about yourself? I firmly believe God puts us in situations to see how we react. You see life is 90% of how you react to the 10% that life throws at you. What message are you sharing to the world regarding how you handle and deal with ridicule and criticism in your own life?

Only by growing through situations like this, can real genuine character development take place, which yields to your spiritual growth and development. It doesn’t matter that you may not know exactly how to meditate to Him.God hears your prayers and knows your heart. If you want to know the secret in how to succeed and how to be happy in life… put God first in your life….

Reflect and Learn From Criticism And Ridicule

I believe there is a lesson to be learned in everything we experience in life, both good, and/or indifferent. Real maturity begins when you can accept the pain and misery from your ridicule and criticisms in life, and learn from your past failures. Only when you cease to learn from your criticisms in life are you destined to repeat the same mistakes.

The definition of sanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different outcome. Adoptive a proactive approach to life-not just reacting too what happens.

Only by understanding and learning from these experiences can you move forward successfully not to make the same mistakes next time. But begin your plan now not later. If for example one of the criticisms you are experiencing is in public speaking and you have the fear of public speaking , then sign up for a public speaking class, or a hire a life coach or a mentor that has the experience to help you overcome the criticism in your life you are suffering.

Overcoming Criticism and Ridicule Requires Perseverance

Realize that overcoming criticism and ridicule will not happen over night, therefore, it may take several weeks to months before you notice stark improvements in areas that you need to improve. Start now by identifying key areas that you know you need to improve upon, and then develop an action plan in achieving your goals and objectives.

Don’t allow the seeds of procrastination to creep in by derailing your career goals for yourself.

At the end of the day, you are accountable to only yourself, God and your family.

You just need to develop the hope and faith , the self discipline , possess the self motivation for wanting to make improvements in areas of your life, that you are experiencing criticism.

And never forget, the biggest room in the entire world, is the room for self improvement.

And self improvement is something that you and I and the rest of all mankind can never receive enough of in our lives. Your life is waiting….

Remember: "The only Unfulfilled Goals in Your Life are the Ones you Never Attempt"

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