Now a question that you may be asking yourself is, how do I deliver criticism when my partner has done something that isn't to my liking or is wrong? Well, it's a very, very important thing to understand how you are going to actually convey this information to your partner and how you can correct them in future. Realize that the goal of delivering criticism is to do it without inducing resentment inducing defensiveness on there and and reducing them to trembling masses of guilt and fear. You definitely want to avoid this while delivering criticism. And in the process, you want to evaluate your motives. Find out why exactly are you trying to do this?

What are you looking to gain in the process? Why are you actually looking to criticize what they have done? realize that you need to pay attention to your intentions. What is it exactly that you're looking to gain? When you realize this, it systematically puts you in a position to understand that now I know what I want. How am I going to actualize it?

How am I going to communicate it to my partner? And in the process once you realize your intentions, you put yourself in a position to guide them on how they can improve, rather than punishing them. Punishment though it has its place. You want to avoid that as much as possible. Instead, guide them on what you would like by evaluating your motives and understanding your own intentions first, then you can criticize them in the right way. This entire module is going to teach you exactly how to deliver criticism to your partner and systematically guide them on how they can improve in future.

I'll see you in the next lecture.