Giving and Receiving Feedback

I chose to watch video option 1 and video option 2. The main message put across by the first video was that good feedback must be delivered in a way that is direct, specific, and compassionate. By this, I mean that the one giving feedback must be straight forward in what they are saying rather than beating around the bush, they must provide an example of when the behaviour occurred, and explain how that behaviour affected themselves. The main take away from the second option was that when taking feedback, we must learn from our feedback then let it go, instead of holding onto those feelings of “am I not good enough” every time we get negative feedback.

I believe that my biggest strength when it comes to feedback is that I am so used to it due to playing on team sports my entire life. I don’t take it in a negative way, I take it in a way that by changing what I’ve done wrong, I can make the team better. My team first mentality really helps me in this sense. My biggest weakness when it comes to feedback is that, although I do not respond towards the one who gave me feedback in a negative way, I do beat myself up for it quite a bit. My sense of not being good enough heightens when I get feedback about certain things, but as I’ve grown up, I’ve learned to handle it in a much better way.

One thing I’d like to improve on is letting go of feedback once I’ve understood and learned from it. Once I’ve done that, there is no need to continue to dwell on it when it is no longer an issue. I think another good thing for me to do is to start asking for feedback more regularly in my everyday life so that I can have the best chance of becoming my best self.