Credit and Criticism

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” -Harry S. Truman

“Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” -Aristotle

Your true contribution to the world can be measured by how much criticism you’re willing to accept and how much credit you’re willing to reject.

(And if you’re in a position of leadership, realize that many of your greatest contributions are about preventing problems before they arise. You’ll never get credit for these. But you will most assuredly get criticized when things go wrong. That’s okay. That’s the job you signed up for. Accept it willingly. Do it dutifully.)