Criticism

Why do I have so much work to do, geeze? The homework is drowning me, and I will never get out! I feel so awful today after getting no sleep. My house is a wreck and I have to clean it, boo. It always rains, and I hate the rain. I went running today and it was awful. I can’t wait for it to be Friday so I can stop working.

Complaining.

Why do people feel the need to complain about things that will only make them or others around them better?

I have begun to purge my Facebook friends and real life friends that are negative. You know the person that is always complaining about something and it is always negative. Why must they do that?

Do work.  Get your stuff in order. Get it done! Is doing whatever you are complaining about always fun, certainly not, but ultimately you will be better for it so why not just be happy about it! Complaining about doing something that you don’t like is stupid, because it does no good what so ever, it only makes you look more miserable. You can control your emotions and mood at all times, so why not be happy?

You know what; I think it might be better if we looked at it from this angle instead. That doesn’t sound quite right, how about we change this? I have a suggestion, why don’t you move this over there. I don’t agree, I don’t think they would ever do that, so why don’t we do this instead.

Constructive Criticism.

Why do you get constructive criticism? To get better. Who normally gives you criticism? People who care about you. So people who care about you want you to get better. Hum, sounds pretty good to me. I know a lot of people who when criticized feel like their intelligence is put into question. That is not normally the case at all. The person wants you to look at it from a different perspective, a new light and for the purpose of helping. Who doesn’t want to be a better person? Who doesn’t want someone to care about them?

Be open to constructive criticism and be happy!

Contact

I slide the pin to the door of her crate and she bounds up the step from the garage and spills out onto the hardwood floor in the living room. She then leaps onto the couch laying patiently for me to emerge from the garage and turn the corner of the sofa. I lay down and she slowly climbs onto my stomach and lays her head on my chest. I love snuggly Saturday mornings with Belle.

How could you not love that face?

Contact. The idea of being close to somebody that you care about and having the ability to reach out to touch them is amazing. How many people have you heard say or desperately want to say, can someone please just give me a hug! (I say it quite often and either my roommate or boyfriend will always bless me with one.) I don’t think there will ever be a replacement for it no matter the change happens in technology.

First hand contact, maybe not necessarily snuggling, but meeting face to face is vital not only in your personal life. Most business to business business happens due to the relationships that you make with people in the businesses. After all even mega corporations are made up with real life people who make decisions.

Why do I travel to different colleges to meet the athletic trainers in the flesh, because I could send out thousands of emails and make hundreds of phone calls, and never have the same results as what I am having.  Also, meeting someone on their turf makes them more at ease. I landed my first client on my own this past trip and it feels pretty good. It comes down to getting your face out there and meeting as many people as you can. Lesson for the day: Handshakes > E-mail blasts and I heart snuggling!