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The Existential Key
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Eric Maisel
Creativity coach and therapist Eric Maisel, PhD is author of many books, including Coaching the Artist Within; A Life in the Arts; Fearless Creating; Ten Zen Seconds, and The Van Gogh Blues. His latest title is Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions

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By Eric Maisel
Published on 04/15/2008
 
The first key to handling criticism is the existential key. Until you decide that your path in life matters, that it is ultimately your responsibility to live by your cherished principles, and that you and only you can create a life worth living, you will have insufficient motivation to put criticism in its place.