and a life that you love so much that you’re gonna do a dance with it. Yes. Today’s question

comes from Miss Christine and she writes:

“Hi Marie, I would love you to A this Q. How do you deal with criticism when you’re

putting yourself out there all the time? I know everyone’s entitled to their own opinions,

but when you get someone that is very critical and it feels like they’re trying to define

you by their own beliefs rather than the message you’re trying to get across or who you are

or what you represent, how do you not let it affect you in a negative way? Even more

so when these are people that are close to you. I have a really difficult time with this.

Thank you. Christine.”

You know, Christine, most people have a tough time being criticized, so it’s very normal

that it doesn't feel so good. And you’re right, I’ve been putting myself out there

for years so I do have some experience on this topic and, of course, you made it very

clear that you would like to know how I personally deal with it. So here we go.

Number one, you’ve gotta realize that criticism comes with creativity. It was Aristotle who

said, “If you want to avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.” So if

you’re gonna do anything in life you’ve got to realize that this is part of the game.

I don't want you to resist that face, just embrace it.

Number two, not all criticism is bad. Constructive criticism can really help you grow. So I don't

want you to be so sensitive that you dismiss it all.

Here’s the thing though, the people that know you and love you and support you, they

will offer constructive criticism most often in private. I mean, that’s what my friends

do for me and I try and do the same for them. Now, as for the clown holes who offer you

criticism and they don't even know you, you wanna be strong enough to be able to skim

any morsel off the top that could possibly be useful to you.

Now, as for these kind of clown holes who don't even know me who publicly criticize

me online, I honestly kinda feel bad for them. I’m never sure what they’re actually trying

to gain from it. It’s clear they have little to no emotional intelligence and way too much

time on their hands. Plus 99% of the time these people are not creating anything positive

for themselves or others, so it’s not like I really respect their opinion anyway. But

my most important strategy is this:

Number three is don't give away your power. So anytime some nasty criticism or BS comes

your way you have to say this. “You cannot take me down. I will not give you that power.”

I want you to make that your new mantra in life. You’ve gotta realize that people can

say whatever they want, but you do not have to take it in and you don't have to let it

ruin your day. Your time on this earth is so precious and it’s really, really important

that you protect your soul.

Number four is take a stand for kindness. So I have a secret imaginary organization

that not many people know about until it’s too late. It’s called MF’s Ministry of

Kindness and the basic tenet is “be kind or leave.” So if someone is unkind they

get a letter from my organization that says this:

“Dear Ms. Clownhole, MF’s Ministry of Kindness invites you not to stay.”

Or if I think they’d respond better to something a little less formal, I send them this video

message from my friend Eddie.

Here’s the deal, Christine, do not let anybody come into your house and basically squat down

and take a hot, steamy dump on your living room floor. Do not tolerate people being mean

or cruel to you, your friends, your family, your team, anybody in your world. So how do

you do this? You delete people, you disengage, you block them, you unsubscribe them.

Number five, and this is really probably my favorite, you need to have a good laugh. So

one of my favorite things in the world is what Jimmy Kimmel does where he has his mean

celebrity tweets where celebrities read out loud the awful things that people write directly

to them. Take a look at Ethan Hawke.

Now, you can see the full video below. It is hilarious. The best thing is how all these

celebs deal with it. They just read it out loud, they share it with us, they laugh about

it, which is the perfect way to remove the sting. And to prove it to you I’m gonna

join in and read some criticism that people like to share with me.

So here’s a comment from one of our subscribers, Karen, who actually signed up to hear from

me. She writes, “I find you obnoxious and your style is deceiving. Karen.” You know,

she’s right. Don't trust this skirt.

And here’s another love note. “Does anyone know how much of Marie’s hair is false?

I’d guess that mane she tosses over her shoulders is 70% extensions.” And then someone

responded saying, “Ding ding ding! I’d go with around 80% actually. I’ve always

found her gobs of fake hair very distracting. And I’ve been surprised to see her being

praised for her great hair when it’s obviously almost entirely extensions. Her natural hair,

it’s just the layers around her face. I’ve never seen it longer than past her shoulders.

Her natural hair is not that thick at all.” Ow, Greg. “She covers it up with teasing

her hair so to make her hair look fuller. This is obvious even in the pics without extensions.”

Greg, I know. I know. Now they know it’s not fake. Sorry to burst your bubble, but

this is the hair that I was born with.

Pretty awesome, right? Now, I know when sometimes somebody says something really mean or cruel

to you it can stay in your head for a while. So if you just can’t laugh it off or brush

it off I want you to remember this Tweetable.

“If mean words keep popping up in your mind, don't let them drop down and poison your soul.”

One last thing. We did another awesome episode on criticism, it’s right here, so if you

want more just go and check that out. So, Christine, that was my A to your Q. I hope

it helps. Now I would love to hear from you. How do you deal with criticism in your life?

Have you got any really priceless tweets or comments or shares that make you laugh now?

If you want to, put them in the comments below.

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