Order and download this entire audio program and transcript. (…continued from last week) Shame and/or Inadequacy Nearly everyone at some point has suspicions that they really aren’t very adequate or capable in some part of life. We develop this very early in childhood, and hopefully with the opposing sense that we are also okay. Yet […]

Order and download this entire audio program and transcript. (…continued from last week) Direct Criticism The fourth type of criticism is direct criticism. Here the criticism is open and direct without being particularly aggressive. If you are going to receive criticism, this is the best form because they are being honest or straightforward. There is […]

Order and download this entire nine-part audio program. (…continued from last week) Types of Criticism Professor and author Leo Buscaglia said “There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, illness, pain, what other people do, what they think. What really […]

Order and download this entire nine-part audio program. (…continued from last week) Fear Distortion The seventh of these is fear. Some people are so hesitant to criticize that the feedback comes across in a very disguised form. The persons’ fear of you, of reprisal, or being out done may make them want to not be […]

Order and download this entire nine-part audio program. (…continued from last week) Prompts for Criticism Terry Cole-Whittaker once wrote a book called “What You Think About Me Is None Of My Business”. I love the title of the book. It was actually a very good book. Most of us don’t like to be criticized. How’s […]

Order and download this entire nine-part audio program. (…continued from last week) Commitment To The Process You need to make two commitments to yourself. First, you must listen and learn. You must listen internally and pay close attention to your own internal dialogue, and your sense of right or truth. You also need to listen […]

Order and download this entire nine-part audio program. Have you ever had someone pick on you? Or be sarcastic towards you or blame you for something you did, or maybe didn’t do? Have you ever had people give you a hard time about things? How much do most of us like criticism? Not too much. […]

Order and download this entire eight-part audio program. (…continued from last week) If you’re in that relaxing place right now I would like you to do this process. Or go find a place where you can just sit or lay down. If you have tight or restricting clothing like a necktie, loosen it. This process […]