From the course: Developing a Feedback Mindset to Accelerate Your Career
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Control the feedback narrative
From the course: Developing a Feedback Mindset to Accelerate Your Career
Control the feedback narrative
- I remember when I enrolled in my doctoral program, I was so nervous. I was unsure if I really had what it took to perform at that level. And when I got my dissertation back with more than 150 suggestions for improvement, my internal narrative was "Maybe I shouldn't be in the program." Narratives are internal stories we tell ourselves and they are powerful. What we say to ourselves can influence how we feel about ourselves, our actions and even our decision making. In my case, feedback was at the height of it all. When receiving constructive feedback, it's important to be mindful about the potentially harmful narratives that one might attach to the feedback that comes your way. Let's talk about strategies you can use to control the narrative you attach to feedback. The first step is to identify the facts. Facts are the truth about events, as opposed to our interpretation of the events. The facts of my situation were…
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