Critical analysis

I sometimes wonder how all the famous personalities are able to take criticism in their stride. They make one mistake, whether its because of a controversial statement or a controversial look, while they are doing their jobs or when just being themselves, everyone is up in arms standing against them.

You may be the most beautiful looking woman in the world but you still get pulled down for wearing designer clothes that dont match the previous standards. You may be the most popular actor but you are told that you are not good enough at your job... that there are other people who are better than you job but don't receive the well deserved adulation. You may be called the best batsman ever with skills rivalling those of Don Bradman but still people don't trust that you'll be able to pull it off in the next game.

How do they listen to all the brickbats and flak and not get affected by it?

I like being showered with praises. We all do, don't we? Our hearts swell with pride and there is a twinkle in our eyes when we hear something good about ourselves. But when the opposite happens we find it difficult to digest. What probably makes this situation a lot worse is when on certain occasions we've strongly believed that we are not at fault and that we've been doing things correctly.

On not receiving a positive response for our ideas we should not feel let down. As long as we have faith in ourselves we should simply follow our convictions and do the things the way we want to. In the end our critics might still turn out to be right but we would at least have had the satisfaction of having tried. Stepping up is the first step towards achieving one's dreams.