I prefer to hear first the bad and then the good. If i hear too much good, i will not have enough motivation to improvement. When i hear the bad (depending how and who says it) i try to learn from it and try to be better next time. Norman Peale once said The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. I try to be the other way around.
Question: What do you call someone who can't stick with a diet?
Answer: A desserter.