Everyone that has ever done anything great, built anything that lasts, matters or shifted culture for the positive in any way, always faces critics and naysayers.

It comes with the territory of being a leader. It comes with being the brave one that's willing to go after an idea. It comes with being someone who's willing to take a stand for something you believe in. Being willing to keep your faith bigger than your fear or do something that requires any amount of creativity and ideating of bravery, is always going to come with critics and naysayers.

In the past, someone would mail in a complaint letter, or write a review in the paper, but now there are no barriers to entry for critics. Now everyone can be a critic online in ten seconds. So, it is important to know why you're doing what you're doing and stay rooted. It's so important as leaders and as leaders of teams to be so clear on the mission and on why the mission matters.

The mission is so much louder than the noise of critics.

A friend of mine, Trent Shelton, a former NFL player, says, “Haters are just confused supporters.” Haters spend their precious time writing a bad review or going on your social media and writing comments. And when they spend their time, that's love.

It's so important in leadership to coach your teams around that idea—haters are confused supporters.

“Haters are just confused supporters.”

This is a new day for a lot of businesses. Negativity, hate and opposition are visible and online everywhere. This is a new reality, especially for people that have been in leadership roles for decades. It’s new for them to navigate and navigate their teams around this reality.

Build your resilience at events like The Global Leadership Summit.

That’s why it's so important to invest in things like The Global Leadership Summit and hear how different speakers have handled it. It’s an opportunity to hear about the key lessons you can implement into your organization to keep your teams focused on mission. It helps keep them resilient around those negative voices that come with the territory of leadership.

Intentionally make your mission so clear and so loud that everything else against it is just noise.

Personally, I've gone through so many seasons while building a company of over 1,000 employees, leading teams and launching products. You’re never going to make everyone happy, especially if you're doing something that's new, novel or different—especially if you're changing the game or innovating. You’re going to experience opposition, haters, critics and naysayers.

Build that strong shield around you, not just in your faith but in clarity on the mission and the why. Intentionally make your mission so clear and so loud that everything else against it is just noise.

Ready to build your resilience to face your critics? Join us at The Global Leadership Summit: Special Edition half-day event on February 24, 2022, at GlobalLeadership.org/SpecialEdition.