Evan Blaha

With another busy tax season in the books, I tend to reflect on areas in which I excelled and focus on where I can improve. Receiving constructive criticism is never easy and can be hard to hear at times. I often remind myself no person or professional is perfect and always has room to grow. At Plante Moran, our interns get a chance to present on their experience with the firm. One particular winter intern, Mackenzie Anderson, had a big impact on me. When prompted with the question, "What advice would you give future interns?", she answered with confidence and poise. "Critical feedback is not criticism. Critical feedback shows the path to growth. Critical feedback paves the way to becoming a better person than you were yesterday. To dwell on it or learn from it, the choice will always be yours." Additionally, Mackenzie said when it comes to receiving critical feedback, replacing the word "criticism" with "growth" trains your mind to associate feedback with positivity. She reminded me that wisdom and advice can come from anyone. As the poet Rumi once said, "Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself."

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