On criticism --- Be a builder first before you criticize others.

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Never tear down anything unless you're prepared to build something better in its place.

A good line of quote, that one... and while you might be wondering what it's about, this rule basically applies to both individuals and things as well. You see, it's easy to criticize people thoughtlessly when they have mistakes and shortcomings, and it's equally easy to spot the faults in their works from afar, especially in situations that aren't to your liking. However, it's far more difficult to give compliments when they are due, or to come up with something original on your own, or to be a builder of people or profitable businesses.

For a lot of people, their tolerance level for ideas and suggestions that aren't completely theirs is literally nonexistent, and this makes them highly critical and argumentative. Make one mistake and you're getting your very life yelled outta you. Here's the thing; You don't want to come off as a kind of person that is bitter and hard to put up with. People don't have to know you as someone who's always having a bad day and aren't discriminate when it comes to throwing all that negative energy around. All that does is that it leads to emotional distance and severs human connectedness.

One thing you should do before you ever begin talking or criticizing, is to make sure you've accomplished something yourself, and that you're a builder of people and things rather than being a destroyer. Whether you criticize the actions or work of your friends, children employees or others, you want to make sure your criticisms are as positive as they come, and are directed at the opportunity for improvement rather than the individual's personality. You want to be sure that while criticizing, you make specific suggestions for their application and focus on the potential for success.

See the good in people, and call that good out

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Thank you for reading.