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Exiled Poet’s Guide for Dealing With Haters and Critics Like a Pro
This is the one skill you if you want to build massive audience and be successful as an online creator.
If you do any sort of creative work long enough, especially in the online world, you’ll have people bad-mouth and throw mud at you.
It happens all the time.
After three years of writing online, I’ve had my own share of trolling, negativity, and criticisms from people who are determined to find fault in everything.
It won’t stop. It doesn’t need to, actually. And I don’t care.
In fact, what I’ve learned is that the more you grow, build traction, and become more successful, the more haters will come after you like bees to a honeycomb.
The good news is, there’s a way to deal with haters without letting their behaviors mess you your mind and stop you from pursuing your dream.
Others have done it. Many more are doing it. Joseph Brodsky is one of such successful creators we can learn from.
Joseph Brodsky’s Story
Joseph Brodsky grew up amidst the turmoil of post-World War II Russia. Despite the loss of his father during the war and growing up in…