By Peter Jeff
The Leadership Mints Guy

Here’s an idea to help you better cope with your critics.

Have you pissed off anyone today? You will — if you’re a leader. Take it from General Colin Powell, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and former Secretary of State: “Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.”

Go ahead. Piss someone off today in a salute to your personal leadership. Criticism is the sine qua non of leadership. Without it, you can’t have it.

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