What do you do with the critics?

You will never amount to anything great, your business idea is not good, your grades in school are not good enough, you better find a job with security, you’re not graduate school material, etc, etc.

The words of the critic!  As entrepreneurs we are faced with a common reality in this world, that reality is the voice of the critic.  They come in many forms, a co-worker, a boss, a banker, a government official, a brother, a sister, an uncle, a mom, a dad, a spouse, a teacher, a professor, a friend and the list goes on.

As men and women with passion for the free enterprise system, a love for the game and a quest for greatness we will all face our critics.  The question is not are you facing a critic it is what are you doing with the critic?  Personally, I think there are many men and women out there who fell victim to the harsh words of the critic.  They allowed the critic to get into their head and worse they believed them!

Ignore or be inspired by critics!

Talk to any successful entrepreneur and they will tell you stories of the critics in their lives.  Many of entrepreneurs will take the words of the critic and ignore them or they will take them and become inspired.  Inspired to prove them wrong and reach new heights of greatness.  Successful entrepreneurs have extraordinary drive and resolve.

I personally have had my fair share of naysayers and critics.  We face a danger in our culture and that danger is taking advice from so called authorities.  The guidance counselor at school who tells  a kid he is not good enough to get into a great school, the banker who says your business idea isn’t good enough and the dozens of others we allow into our lives to shape our beliefs.

As an entrepreneur you must be careful who you listen to.  Take advice from those who have the right to give it and be inspired by those who criticize and proclaim why you can’t.

So as you take your journey towards your path of greatness and success draw the line in the sand today and make a choice as to what you will do with your critics.

Keep on Charging