A critical analysis

Published: Friday, 20 February 2009

Critics are those who stand on the sidelines waiting for you to muck up so they can laugh at you, point out your mistakes gleefully and then congratulate themselves on being clever enough to point out your mistakes to everyone else.

Even the most mediocre performer contributes more than the shrewdest critic.

If you want something to be great, don’t stand on the sidelines dispensing advice, (life experiences, overly generalised), get in there and make it great!

Be a performer, and not a critic.

About Me

Marita ChengForbes named me a world's top 50 woman in tech & 30 Under 30. I founded Robogals and Aipoly and was Young Australian of the Year 2012. Currently working on robotics company Aubot. I'm the youngest Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and I give speeches around the world.

I tweet @maritacheng and I'm on Facebook.

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