Eat feedback - grow healthy and strong :D

Silvia Pompieru
Aug 10, 2017
2 min read

Giving and getting feedback is always a hard one.

But for sure, it is a valuable asset, or a milestone in our personal and professional development. Every now and then, I've been analyzing people around me and myself around them. As a project manager student in my Masters time, I need to start a project and to end it as well.

This includes analysis, conclusion and providing results to the "stakeholders". In this case, the people around me.

I am talking about the communication with people about their strong and weak points, in order to help them see an objective reality, or at least an outside opinion. I've always thought, also for myself, that an honest and outside opinion, no matter how hard or light would be, can shape a better self.

Some people will say they don't give feedback because they're afraid of hurting someone, make them angry or push them away. The same is when some of us know they're about to be sent feedback. They become defensive.

You shouldn't. For either one. Be brave. Brave enough to be honest with others and with yourself.

If a feedback is good, you will help someone or yourself grow in an easy way. Every good thing is easily processed.

Whilst, when a feedback is bad, your help will be even golden, because, after the anger or denial phase, the information receipt, will be filtered by the brain and deep down in someones's soul - most of the times, this will happen without notice. For sure they will admit the flaws to themselves and will try to fix it. And this means your mission is accomplished.

We're not here to win the official award, we're here to make the world a better place, unconditionally. I consider feedback to be the vitamin of personality. Whether it is verbal, in written, Facebook likes or sold books.

And like a vitamin, it can be sweet or sour, but you know, or at least, should know, that it is good for your health and it will grow you strong and healthy. Use it wisely and reflect on your feedbacks! :D