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SUPPORT WORKS BOTH WAYS

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It’s disheartening to realize that there are a number of times when strangers will readily support you before your own friends. Or own family from time to time. However, it’s interesting that the same isn’t supposed to ring true on their end. At their moment of need they expect you to jump through hoops to show support. They want you to pull out all the stops to lend a hand. Whether it’s to promote their new business, wear their hair line, or support the people they love — they want your support readily.

So it begs the question: Why can’t they do the same for you? Why is it that they don’t recognize that support works both ways?  Continue Reading

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WHY CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM ISN’T FOR THE FAINT & WEARY

constructive criticism

Some people just can’t take it.

Constructive criticism that is. I’m not sure if it’s because the very things pointed out by someone that loves you are things you’ve always thought about yourself. Or maybe it’s the notion that someone pointed out something that needs to be changed before you got a chance to start working on it internally. That is of course, so others could notice the change externally. Hell, it might even be that you were under the impression you were doing a wonderful job of hiding those character flaws.

In any event, it’s why I believe constructive criticism isn’t for the faint and weary. Continue Reading