They Don't Know S........

Do you seek feedback when you have a product, service or life idea, strategy, decision or position?  If you do, who do you go to for that feedback?

Friends and family are different than a disinterested third party.  Friends and family have to weigh the risk of offending if their honest feedback is negative.  The better the friend the higher their risk.  A disinterested third party has no stake in your friendship and therefore will be brutally honest.

Friends and family will first view you idea, strategy, decision or position with a mindset that says what's right about this.  A disinterested third party will take the opposite position.  They will look to see what's wrong with what you want to do.

Sooo, which way should you go?  One answer is friends and family because you will get positive feedback that will make you happy.  Another suggestion is to go the disinterested third party route because you will get the most honest feedback even if it means they might call your baby ugly.

The right answer is they don't know s.....!  You should go to either or both and take in their feedback.  All feedback is good, but it's not definitive.  Feedback from others is information you should take into consideration, however never do or don't do what they suggest or demand.  The reason is because they don't know s.....!!

You might modify your idea, strategy, decision or position based on their feedback, but only if what they are suggesting makes absolute sense to you. The fact is the only way you will know if you or they are right is to go do it.

If it's a product or service the market will tell you if it's valuable.  If it's a strategy - nobody knows if it's good or bad.  They may have their own view, but again, they don't know s.....!  If it's a life strategy, decision or position, you and only you should be making life choices.

The bottom line is, never change what you want to do because they told you to change it.  Never hold back from going forward with what you want to do because they think it's a bad idea.  Never get caught up in the negative energy of their feedback.  The reason I say this is simple:

They Don't Know S......!!!!!