From the course: Reframing: The Power of Changing Your Perspective

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What is feedback?

What is feedback?

From the course: Reframing: The Power of Changing Your Perspective

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What is feedback?

- "Can I give you some feedback?" Six words to ruin any day, am I right? I'm not sure there's ever been a time I've heard those six words and did not want to barf or run away. Why? Because we're socialized to believe that feedback is a criticism and it often is, a moment for someone to tell you about something you did wrong. Thanks, but no thanks. My inner demons have that covered just fine. While it can vary depending on your upbringing, many of us are raised being told you have to be nice, to be perfect, to be quiet, to be smart. The box was tight and oppressive, but you figured out how to live within it and you were fine, but then you went to work and started to get feedback about how you were too nice, too quiet, maybe even too smart. All of the things that you knew about yourself were wrong, and you were left with no tools for understanding what the heck was happening. Fortunately, this lesson is about understanding what feedback actually is, so that it transforms from something…

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