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Brené Brown: Your Critics Aren’t Always The Ones Who Count

Brené Brown, author of Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead with an excellent talk on how we should think about critics.

“If you’re not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, I’m not interested in your feedback.”

—Brené Brown

I love that quote. It’s a play on Roosevelt’s famous quote. A good reminder that not all of your critics carry the same weight.

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