"If an idea is true, criticism will not destroy it, but strengthen it." - James Clear
This may be true but my god it takes your energy away!
I’m working on Another Door V3, the next evolution. The idea is coming and brewing and I’m starting to share it with a few people.
I love observing how people respond. Caution, worry, they don’t like it so noone will, they love it where can they sign up - there is always such a mix of reactions.
One person today didn’t like the idea.
’It’s just not going to work, it’s going to be too much hard work’ they confidently said (without, obviously, no data on that).
They then went on to tell me about all these ‘amazing people’ they know doing great things, similar to my idea, and that I might want to connect with them.
Maybe because it’s been a long week, I’m tired, it’s Friday - but I felt under assault.
It activated a whole barrage of internal artillery criticisms launched at once ‘Not Good Enough’ ‘Comparisonitus’ ‘It will fail’ ‘Who do you think you are’…
Not even every motivational meme that was ever created on Instagram could stop this coming at me.
I was fighting off the inner chatter like a summer BBQ guest dodges Bees.
Of course this was all my response, my chatter - the other person thought they were being helpful, maybe even kind!
So the call ended and sat there feeling exhausted.
Now what?
This person was very clear on the badness of my idea. And yet.
And yet I like it. My idea is true (for me at least!).
So I shall continue…
Have a great Friday.
eleanor
Stick to your guns! What do they know??