Criticism often lives on in the minds of those who’ve been criticized much longer than the criticizer ever intended.

That’s why it’s important that if you do have to give criticism, give it within relationships where a foundation of trust already exists.

People who know each other well can identify the heart behind what is being said.

On the other hand, criticism given without thought is selfish and hurts much more than it helps. Above all,

if you’re on the receiving end of criticism, remember these words by Winston Churchill:

“Criticism may not be agreeable but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body.

It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” I’m Mac Hammond, and this is the Winner’s Minute.