Getting only negative feedback?

• Are some of your colleagues or friends more negative than others?
• Some people do see more negatives than positives in everything.
• Does that mean that you do nothing positive yourself?
• Can you list everything you achieved this year, even small things?
• Are there not more achievements than you gave yourself credit for?
• Have some people thanked you or given you credit for some things?
• Did you think they were nothing, but they really appreciated them?
• Are you therefore discounting some of the positive feedback you get?
• Would it help to spend more time with your more upbeat colleagues?
• Could you agree a more structured feedback process so it is more balanced?
• Might you be reading negative signals into neutral feedback?
• When our confidence is low, we see all questions as criticism.
• What personal traits do you have to feel good about? Certainly more than you might be giving yourself credit for.
• When we are down on ourselves, we discount our strengths.
• When people question what you are doing, could you ask what they see as the pros and cons of your project and your approach to it?
• Always ask for balanced feedback - positives as well as negatives.