Toxic Criticism: Break the Cycle with Friends, Family, Coworkers, and Yourself

by Eric Maisel

Book Overview

We've all felt the sting of criticism . . . Sometimes painful barbs from friends, family, coworkers, or strangers can lodge in our minds and eat away at our core. When you allow criticism--even... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071465553
• ISBN13: 9780071465557
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Toxic Criticism Self Help Book

Who doesn't need more self confidence? Well, I can think of a few boasters who can be quite annoying, but we are all so insecure in our world these days, especially the boasters! I found this book to be especially helpful because the author shares his expertise from experience derived personally and in coaching performers who can have disabling anxiety and self confidence crises interfering with their creativity. I am very pleased with my choice of this particular book and I had not even realized the qualifications of the author when I made the selection.

Toxic Criticism has a multifaceted system to learn.

There's a lot of material to work with regarding dealing with criticism from different aspects. The author has obviously studied criticism thoroughly in regard to one's psychological makeup and the effects upon it. If anything it's a bit complicated. So if you're looking for some "easy to learn" techniques, then perhaps another book would be more to your liking, if there is one out there, but then it would be more limited in it's use.

Life-changing advice

This book delivers what it promises--it has already changed my response to two separate incidents of criticism that threw me off track recently. I like Maisel's tone, which conveys compassion but at the same time gently pushes the reader to face some hard truths and take responsibility and control. The exercises have helped me zero in on my weakest areas and see how I might take criticism--and give it--in a more constructive way. I would recommend Toxic Criticism to anyone hurting from the sting of criticism, whether it came from another person or is self-inflicted.