TGIF! Thank goodness it’s Friday….it’s been a crazy week but one to be grateful for. Today, I’m grateful for a time off to refresh, renew, and revive mind, body, and spirit. Looking forward to workouts, sleeping in, and family time. 

Also, am grateful for feedback. I’m not perfect….none of us are and despite feeling confident about areas I think I shine in, there are always areas I don’t. I’m humble. I know I have a lot of areas to improve upon and work each day to try and better myself in some small way. Some days I work harder than I do others. I received a lot of valuable feedback today.

I consider feedback an important part of my development. BUT, not everyone does. Example, I work as an academic adviser and work with learners in PhD or master level programs. I often find others have a hard time receiving feedback. I’m not sure why this is so hard on people and don’t understand how someone who is in school doesn’t receive feedback well. Maybe there is more personal development that needs to be done. In any case, we are all on this planet and are designed to learn until the day we die. For those who don’t receive feedback well, take this as a ‘character building opportunity’ (as one of my learners referred to today) and just go with it.

Feedback doesn’t detract from who we are. We are amazing, beautiful, and talented human beings. Receiving feedback doesn’t diminish this. We are still this way but know we can better and who doesn’t want to be better?

On to being a better person and lifelong learning!