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Why you must risk the bad to experience the good

Discover why your fear of negative feedback might be the biggest thing holding you back creatively, and how embracing both praise and criticism is the key to unlocking truly resonant, impactful work.

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Russell Nohelty
Apr 29, 2025
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Hi,

I’m going to tell you a secret. One you probably already know deep down, but can’t quite bring yourself to believe: If you want to be loved—truly, wildly, obsessively loved—you also have to be okay with being hated.

A lot of you, so many of you, are unable to succeed in the way you want because you are so worried about the negative externalities that …

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