Robbie Neilson insists he'll continue to think 'bigger picture' amid a slump in Hearts' form.
The Jambos lost 2-1 to struggling St Johnstone yesterday afternoon.
Neilson has been criticised by some sections of the support following four Premiership games without a victory.
And while the manager admits the results have not been good enough, he stressed that his side - third in the table - are still in a strong position despite recent form.
"I have to look at the bigger picture," he said. "We came up from the Championship and we are a big club and are expected to win but we are still building as a team.
"Two years ago we were bottom of the league and had only won four games, now we're sitting clear in third place.
"There's massive negativity because we lost last week and this week but we're going to lose games. As a club, we have to stick together and push forward and try to cement that third place.
"We know we will have ups and downs. We aren't going to go full level the whole time so when we go into these dips, it's about how quickly we come out of them. That's where we are at the moment."
St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson believes his relegation-threatened side are ready to enjoy a strong finish to the season after they continued their upturn in form with victory over the Jambos.
After a run of 10 defeats in a row, Saints appear to have turned the corner with two wins and three draws in their last six games.
Davidson, whose side are now just four points behind 10th-place Ross County ahead of next Saturday's meeting between the teams, believes his January transfer business is bearing fruit.
"I believe in the players and I've seen this form coming," he said. "They've proved before that they're a good team. They lost belief in November and December but the new players have come in and helped them.
"The performances have been coming and I'll be looking for us to repeat this next Saturday. If we can keep performing like we did against Hearts, I'll be a happy man because we'll climb the league.
"Saturday was probably the first time I've had to leave players out in my tenure here and hopefully we get two or three more back for next Saturday."
