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It’s Not The Critic Who Counts

by AnnSheybani | Jan 18, 2014 | Brene Brown, dealing with criticism, identity, Mama Gena, The Tall Poppy Syndrome, Writing

It takes guts to have an opinion.  It takes guts to share them with others. To open yourself up to criticism.  I don’t care what you say, how innocuous it may seem to you; someone will decide that your opinion makes you a member of Al Qaeda. That’s just how it goes....

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