Having hates is an inevitable part of any bold journey – everyone who has made a difference in the world has had doubters and critics. As natural as haters might be, in the age of social media it’s become harder and hard to ignore them – and so we asked some brilliant creatives and entrepreneurs to tell us how they deal with haters.
Josefina Bashout
In todays culture where we cancel someone for their behavior, beliefs, or even their brand as a whole simply because we’re not on board with what they are offering is creating a more divided experience. So now there are even more haters, especially in the online space which cans make it very difficult to persist and keep going. Read more>>
La Prima
I persist despite the haters and nay-sayers because my love for creating and performing is vital to my existence. I live by this quote I learned while training at Stella Adler School of performing arts, “Growth as an actor and as a human being are synonymous”. The older I get, the more I realize that haters are just people who don’t love themselves and their insecurities are projected on the whole world. I think there’s enough room in this world for everyone to thrive and succeed. Read more>>
Elani Kay
There is a saying that states that if there isn’t anyone hating on you, you really aren’t doing that much. The truth of life is, there will ‘always’ be at least one person that will have an opinion about what you are doing. When I was working for Clear Channel Radio, which is now called iHeart radio, I was pretty sensitive at that time. I may even say I was naïve, so I hadn’t experienced that much harsh criticism or was the target of that much gossip yet, but I certainly experienced a lot of it working there. Read more>>
