#Day159: 8 June 2016, Wednesday

THE FEEDBACK & THE ACT

Proverbs 15:31 NLT - "If you listen to constructive criticism, you will be at home among the wise."

It is our second day of Conference. The final day.    The team received plenty of constructive feedback from the day 1 of the conference. As I shared yesterday, I feel bad for them. All of the hard work seems to be clouded by the unfortunate failure of technology.

But

• We know, it is not about what happened to you, but what happened in you when the unfortunate situation arises
• We know, we need to response to to react
• We know, it is not about the fall, it is about how we pick ourself up
• We know it is not about the constructive feedback but how we act on the feedback

The team knows and the marvelously acted on the feedback provided. I can say that the 2nd day clear all the clouds, lifted the mood and increased the engagement. Well done!

I saw two important aspects in this experience:

1. The Feedback

• It is constructive. Constructive means serving a useful purpose; tending to build up.
• It has a useful purpose, that is what's important.
• Only when it is constructive then we can have a better experience. Only when we behave constructively then we can construct a better result.
• Ephesians 4:29 remind us saying "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear"
• In every interaction that we have, are we doing it with a useful purpose? To build up others?

2. The Act

• Proverbs 27:17 - "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another"
• Not only knowing, listening or reading about the constructive feedback, we also need to act on it.
• The act is as important as the feedback. The partner in crime.
• To open our mind and not harden our heart and let the feedback becoming the fuel for our uplifting engine.
• Proverbs 12:15 - "The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice"

I am glad that the two things came hand in hand on the 2nd day of our conference. Kudos to the audience that share their constructive feedback. Kudos to the event team that acted on the feedback, constructively.

What a day full of blessing.

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