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What Should You Do With Praise or Criticism, According to Burt Blackarach?
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Answer
Burt Blackarach tells James Beshara that he used to take every reaction into his body, good or bad, until he had to start over. He credits Don Miguel Ruiz's book The Four Agreements: do not take it personally. If someone says you are wonderful or says you are awful, they are often reflecting their own feelings, including jealousy. Beshara ties that to advice from Eric Ries, that feedback, including praise, usually says more about the speaker than about you. He remembers feeling unprotected at his company Tilt, on a visit to the Toronto office, as if any comment could wound him because he cared too much what people thought.
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- Show
- Below the Line with James Beshara
- Episode
- #18 — Burt Blackarach — Music Man
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