Jack Canfield has some good advice in his book "The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want To Be."
Although, you probably would not have picked this up on your own be grateful that I took the time and energy to read this while pretending to do something meaningful.
Feedback comes in two forms: Positive and Negative
We all know how to react to POSITIVE feedback so I'm not going to waste your time telling you what he says, but the way we react to NEGATIVE FEEDBACK does differ and there actually is a way in which successful people tackle and use negative feedback to their advantage.
He starts off explaining feedback by setting you up with a valid scenario. The senario he uses is with a group of people he asks one of them to be a volunteer, he then closes his eyes and ask the volunteer to move around the room. Mr. Canfield now has to find this person (his goal). If he is walking in the right direction the goal will say "On Course" and if he isn't the goal will say "Off Course". Off Course is the negative feed back in this example, but if negative feedback isn't given how will Mr. Canfield no which direction to go in? You need Negative feedback to help you straighten up and bring you closer to your goals.
Lets say, that half way through the scenario Mr. Canfield broke down due to being annoyed? Will that bring him closer to his goal? NO, obviously.
Lets say he just called the goal/volunteer a bitch and yelled and her for the negative feedback...will that bring him closer? (NO, and this actually pshes the person and feedback away)
Lastly, what if he just ignored the feedback?
