<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Being demanding is not the same as being helpful.... > Being demanding is not the same as being helpful. Pointing out a flaw so something can improve is useful feedback, and receiving it gracefully is a mark of professionalism, but feedback delivered with contempt or received with defensiveness turns a small problem into a conflict. **Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries When Goodwill Is Not Enough - Workbook|Boundaries When Goodwill Is Not Enough]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Being demanding is not the same as being helpful. Pointing out a flaw so something can improve is useful feedback, and receiving it gracefully is a mark of professionalism, but feedback delivered with contempt or received with defensiveness turns a small problem into a conflict.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-being-demanding-same-small-problem-conflict ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->