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picture in Palm Beach.Of course, our “success” is usually judged by others since our standing reflects their approval.The issue is judgment doesn’t need to be cynical by nature. To be judged is to consider decisions and arrive at sensible conclusions.Thats it.Judgment shouldn’t be the all-seeing-eye to doubt your performance and skills. Rather, it should be a reminder of progression. Where you went right and where you went wrong.But, we have been taught to fear judgment since one wrong move can send you into the career Gulag.Judgment is, quite frankly, subjective depending on the circumstances.Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.We’ve been taught to feel ashamed of our lack of perfection, but there are aspects of good judgment which is not discussed enough:<ul><li>Make it relevant, but not narrow</li><li>Success is not a reliable proxy for judgment</li><li>Those with “good” judgment tend to be good listeners</li></ul>Those with ambition but no judgment have no money.Those with charisma and no judgment lead their followers to hell.Those with passion but no judgment throw themselves off a cliff into stagnation.Thos

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e with energetic drive but no judgment awake to commit wrongdoing.I can go on and on but I believe I have made my point.We are inclined to believe past success = good judgment from leaders, which might be the case. Quite often, this good “judgment” is just three midgets enveloped in a trenchcoat of trickery.A good judge of character focuses on quality over quantity, especially in work:<ul><li>Does he/she ask questions or just make a scripted sales pitch?</li><li>How did he/she get where they are and who did they listen to?</li><li>What training has he/she done?</li><li>Does he/she like to challenge their assumptions?</li></ul>This type of judgment should not be feared.We have been taught to fear judgment because most judgment is not grounded and not good.Judgment should not be a final decision and it should not be feared.Judgment means a person is equipped to consider many factors to make a sound decision.We fear judgment because we equate it with failure. But it is also not equated with success.It’s comparing the present with hypothetical future success.Don’t let judgment consume you.Embrace the criticism and make the best decision without relying on the outcomes of others.</article></body>

Judgment is Your Ally

There are those who spend time looking for the fault in others. Those same people spend no time correcting their own.

Judgement from afar. Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash

What you were not aware of is… you don’t need to convince them of anything.

From an evolutionary perspective, fear of judgment warrants a decrease in survival. For our ancestors, being evaluated favorably would have meant significant standing in the tribe with an increase in survival.

And we haven’t evolved from that point at all.

Today, success at work propagates career progression whereas poor performance may put some at risk of loss of income or stagnation.

We are too concerned with perfection.

I deleted social media years ago for this very reason. The curated finesse of perfection drowned my sense of accomplishment. And I wasn’t being judged by others for this.

I judged myself for not being as “successful” as those who took 45 minutes to take a picture in Palm Beach.

Of course, our “success” is usually judged by others since our standing reflects their approval.

The issue is judgment doesn’t need to be cynical by nature. To be judged is to consider decisions and arrive at sensible conclusions.

Thats it.

Judgment shouldn’t be the all-seeing-eye to doubt your performance and skills. Rather, it should be a reminder of progression. Where you went right and where you went wrong.

But, we have been taught to fear judgment since one wrong move can send you into the career Gulag.

Judgment is, quite frankly, subjective depending on the circumstances.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

We’ve been taught to feel ashamed of our lack of perfection, but there are aspects of good judgment which is not discussed enough:

Make it relevant, but not narrow
Success is not a reliable proxy for judgment
Those with “good” judgment tend to be good listeners

Those with ambition but no judgment have no money.

Those with charisma and no judgment lead their followers to hell.

Those with passion but no judgment throw themselves off a cliff into stagnation.

Those with energetic drive but no judgment awake to commit wrongdoing.

I can go on and on but I believe I have made my point.

We are inclined to believe past success = good judgment from leaders, which might be the case. Quite often, this good “judgment” is just three midgets enveloped in a trenchcoat of trickery.

A good judge of character focuses on quality over quantity, especially in work:

Does he/she ask questions or just make a scripted sales pitch?
How did he/she get where they are and who did they listen to?
What training has he/she done?
Does he/she like to challenge their assumptions?

This type of judgment should not be feared.

We have been taught to fear judgment because most judgment is not grounded and not good.

Judgment should not be a final decision and it should not be feared.

Judgment means a person is equipped to consider many factors to make a sound decision.

We fear judgment because we equate it with failure. But it is also not equated with success.

It’s comparing the present with hypothetical future success.

Don’t let judgment consume you.

Embrace the criticism and make the best decision without relying on the outcomes of others.