Introduction

Connection

Benefits

Experience

Barriers

Outlets

Commitment

Space

Focus

Goals

Criticism

Droughts

Depressed?

Manic?

Exercises

Resources

Dealing with Criticism

Once you have a plan for expressing your creativity, you may need to overcome another hurdle—criticism.

Whenever you share creative work, some people will like it and some will not. When people don’t like your work, especially if you’re depressed already, it may be hard to take. You may feel rejected or mad. But as a creative, you must learn to deal with criticism. Try not to let it throw you into a creative drought.

Listen as Lana Castle shares her suggestions for dealing with criticism in an interview with Cindy Specht.