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The Fear of Criticism

·       Just how people originally came by this fear, no one can state definitely.

·       It is in a highly developed form.

·       Some believe that this fear made its appearance about the time that politics became a “profession.”

·       Others believe it can be traced to the age when women first began to concern themselves with “styles” in wearing apparel.

The Fear of Criticism

·       The basic fear of criticism is part of people’s inherited nature that prompts them not only to take away other people’s goods and wares, but to justify their action by criticism of their victim’s character.

·       Thieves criticize their victims.

The Fear of Criticism

·       Politicians seek office, not by displaying their own virtues and qualifications, but by attempting to degrade and ruin the reputation their opponents.

·       The fear of criticism takes on many petty and trivial forms.

·       Individuals fall into line and criticize others to be a part of the crowd.

·       Clothing manufacturers have capitalized on basic fear of criticism.

The Fear of Criticism

·       It is a curse because they change styles seasonally so they can sell more.

·       Automobile manufacturers do same.

·       No person wants to drive an automobile that is not of the latest style, although the older model may actually be the better car.

Why does the average person, in this day of enlightenment, shy away from denying his belief in the fables that were the basis of most of the religions a few decades ago?

The answer is, “because of the fear of criticism” after individuals have been burned at the stake for daring to express disbelief in ghosts.

Political Correctness Is The Ultimate Fear Of Criticism

·       Is It No wonder we have inherited a consciousness of fear of criticism.

·       The time was, not far in the past, when criticism carried severe punishments.

·       It still does in some countries.

Political Correctness Is The Ultimate Fear Of Criticism

·       Robs you of your initiative

·       Destroys your power of imagination

·       Limits your individuality

Fear Of Criticism Destroys Your Self-Confidence, Peace Of Mind

·       Takes away your self-reliance

·       Damages you in a hundred other ways

·       Parents often do their children irreparable injury by criticizing them.

Fear Of Criticism Destroys Your Self-Confidence, Peace Of Mind

·       Criticism is the one something everyone has too much of.

·       Everyone has a stock of it that is handed out, FREE, called for or not.

Fear Of Criticism Is Created By Thoughtless Comments Of Your Family, Friends and Relatives

·       One’s nearest relatives often are the worst offenders.

·       It should be recognized as A crime (in reality it is A crime of the worst nature), for any parent to build inferiority complexes in the mind of A child, through unnecessary criticism.

Parents and Employers Build Or Destroy Children Or Employees

·       Parents may accomplish the same results with their children.

·       Employers, who understand human nature, get the best there is in men, not by criticism, but by constructive suggestion.

·       Criticism will plant Fear in the human heart, or resentment, but it will not build love or affection.

Fear of Criticism Is Paralyzing

·       This fear is almost as universal as the fear of poverty.

·       Its effects are just as fatal to personal achievement.

·       Fear of criticism destroys initiative, and discourages the use of imagination.

Content derived from updated, rewritten public domain copy of "Think & Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill.