Success Stories

When you hear famous people talk about how they got to be so successful, they often talk about the challenges they faced, people who helped them along the way, and… the feedback they received that was pivotal in their learning journey! Their stories can be an inspiration to us all and show us how we too can use feedback to our advantage.

There are plenty of people out there giving general advice on how to be open to criticism and feedback in order to succeed. And there are inspirational quotes from famous people about how failure and criticism are necessary, useful parts of a path to success.

A lot of people seem to agree that feedback leads to success—but it’s easier said than done, and we found it hard to track down specific real life stories that bridge from knowing to doing.

It’s in the “doing” and “learning to do” that makes action a reality and success a possibility!

Can You Help?

If you have any real life stories to offer on how you used feedback to catapult your success, why not share them? We are starting a monthly feature here on Ready to Feedback called “Feedback to Success”… and you could be part of it!

Think about the answers to one or both of these questions:

• How did you realize that feedback would help you succeed, and what method did you use to actually ask for the feedback?
• What feedback did you receive, and how did it it contribute to your success?

If you want to share your story of feedback and success, email my blog editor at joanna@readytofeedback.com. You can also point us toward someone else’s success story!