“Unsubscribers, critics and naysayers are a gift. Say a mental thanks to them for saving you the job of working out who your right people are. Then go out and do everything in your power to woo the people who matter.”

~Bernadette Jiwa

You start the year with big dreams.

You start the week with many ideas about how to change the world.

You start the day with your list of things to get done, create, and make happen.

And then….

Out of nowhere.

You get that first bad experience.

That first unsubscribe.

That first complaint.

That first hater.

And your world crumbles right before your very eyes.

You’re shocked and angry and immediately go on the defensive.

But most of all, you’re hurt.

You start to question everything:

Your worth.

Your value.

Your purpose in the world.

Your dream.

Your confidence is just…gone.

Because even with the attagirl’s

and the glowing reviews

and the social media love

You can only think about

That first unsubscribe.

That first complaint.

That first hater.

And you curl up into a ball

because your world has been shaken

and will never be right again.

Have you been there? I sure have.

And I hope that we keep going.

That you keep going.

Because you are worthy.

Because your dream is important.

Because you will change the world.

And that unsubscribe and that complaint and that hater? 

Shed a tear, light a candle, drink it out and then see if there is anything you can learn from the experience.

But if not, don’t let them derail your dream. 

Wish them the best and kiss them goodbye.  

Because they were never your right people in the first place.

There are people out there who will love and cherish you for being you.

Freckles and all. 

And you will change THEIR world.

And at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.