1 "Will I ever be good enough?": Using feedback constructively Amanda Lee ORCID ID 0000-0002-6708-4566 Senior Lecturer in Business and Management, University of Derby Email: A.Lee2@derby.ac.uk This is a pre-publication version of: Lee, A.L. (2024) "Will I ever be good enough?": Using feedback constructively. In Townsend, K. & Saunders, M.N.K. (Eds.) How to Keep Your Research Project on Track: Insights from When Things go Wrong (2 nd edition). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Abstract In this chapter I share my experiences of dealing with supervisor feedback and show how you can turn this potentially negative experience, into something positive and constructive. The chapter is structured into three sections, firstly, I reflect upon my own personal experiences of dealing with supervisor feedback at the beginning of my doctoral studies. Secondly, I reflect upon my experiences during the middle and later phases of my doctoral research. Finally, I present lessons on how to keep your research project on track, that I would liked to have received at the start of my doctoral adventures. I’m just not good enough Wondering if my writing is ever going to be good enough has been a perennial theme throughout my academic life. Writing convincingly and articulately, is a highly skilled craft, and like all skills it takes time, practice, and patience to master. From my experience, practice was undoubtedly the key. In my attempts to produce work of reasonable quality, I remember thinking “What’s the point in writing if I don’t have anything to say?” However, I soon learnt that that even if you don’t think you have anything to say, write anyway. I found that once I begin writing I start thinking, creating, reflecting, and critiquing, all which ultimately contributes to and supports my writing. My doctoral research spanned six years, with the added complexity of being a part-time distance learner and full-time working mum. Six years prior to embarking on my doctorate