FRIENDS AND CRITICS
Perception is everything. So when you see friends as critics, words received from them are seen as brutal "criticisms". But words received from friends seen as true friends are fair “Assessments”. The friends you see as critics are less likely to be the ones you run to when you have “great” ideas. Be it a business idea or an idea about anything. Why?... you don’t want anybody shoving down your throat how it won’t work, how it has been done before, how it is a razz idea, how it will require major investments. And when they don’t want to sound too discouraging, they push you a bone and say, well! Let’s try it and see how it goes shaa! I know we sometimes hear people talk about positive criticism, but I think it is easier said than felt. When the attack is on another person it is easier to tell them to take heart and view everything from a positive light. The truth is that criticisms are hard to take. Hearing people tear your ideas down can’t be easy at all. It can totally w