Five Strategies to Ignoring Naysayers as a New Entrepreneur

Because no matter what, haters gonna hate

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You’re too late to too slow…too dumb, or not prepared…or you haven’t a clue what you’re doing.

These are just a few of the mental hand grenades folks will toss your way as you step out on your own. I personally think a lot of it springs from jealousy. Jealous because you decided to act, and they didn’t.

And now they’re wallowing in their self-pity.

Unfortunately, dealing with naysayers or negative comments is an all-too-common phenomenon when starting a business or transitioning into the entrepreneurial world.

It’s easy to let the negative drag you down and believe what you are doing is wrong. However, this is likely far from the truth and something you need to learn to deal with when running a business.

I know that lots of folks will simply say to ignore them.

Others will tell you to tune them out.

But the fact is you’re human. You feel the barbs, and they sting. But in these moments, we have options.

We can listen and let them drag us down.

Or you can listen and let it fuel you.