How you respond to criticism is an important life skill, and one that can save you a lot of grief. This Lifehack article has some excellent tips to help you deal with a critique in a healthy way.Some of my favorites are:
Of course, when you put yourself into the public’s eye like I have, you are very open to criticism. When someone criticizes me, and particularly my beliefs about health and nutrition, I do try to look for the “value” in it, but I will also respond to the critique using facts to back me up if I feel it was not accurate. I also like to refer to the stages of truth I have posted on my home page:
If you look at it this way, then every criticism is actually the first step toward acceptance.
Lifehack.org September 4, 2007