Written by: Elisa Balabram

I love Seth Godin's inspiring blog post about Interpreting Criticism.

In “Ask Others, Trust Yourself”, I discussed how you can turn criticism and negative business feedback into something positive. Here are a few steps to take:

  • Ask for feedback from others: Find out if more than one person has the same negative opinion about your project/idea/business strategy;

 

  • Do additional research: Go to the library, study other business strategies and models, and interview business experts;

 

  • Write a plan of action: This is key to minimizing your risks;

 

  • Trust Yourself: Take time to check your own intuition;

 

  • Ask the question suggested by Seth Godin: “What about the world as it is would have to change for your idea to be important?”

 

  • Take action: Once you have done all the research, and written a plan, it is time to start taking steps towards realizing your vision.

 

Feel free to post your own suggestions on how to deal with negative business feedback.