Well you’re in for a rough life if you can’t take criticism, that’s for sure. A good part of life is being faced with disagreement and with people who think you’re an a-shole (yes all of us deal with that).

A famous actor once said he saved all his negative reviews but none of the positive ones. When he was asked why he did this, he said, “I learn much more from criticism than I do from praise.”

It does take a lot of inner strength and maturity to respond well to criticism and also it requires insight to see why criticism is so valuable.