Kent Sanders

Reflections on Writing & Creativity

Be Thankful for Your Critics

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play One of our most basic human needs is to be loved and accepted by others. For the most part, we don’t like conflict. We also tend to avoid actions or activities that other people will question or find unacceptable. That’s why setting and achieving higher goals is so hard. Not only do […]

Podcast #112: How to Handle Criticism

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play On this episode, I answer a question sent in by Jacqueline: Someone has given me unsolicited criticism about a video I put on Facebook. They had some good suggestions but I didn’t ask for their feedback. How do I deal with this situation? Thanks for Listening! If you’d like to share your thoughts: Leave a […]

5 Ways to Avoid Workplace Drama

Relationships are the glue that holds society together. No matter if you work for an organization, or if you are an entrepreneur or freelancer, you still have to deal with people. If we’re going to succeed in our families, work, and creative lives, we must know how to relate well with people. However, sometimes things […]

5 Questions to Ask When You’re Criticized

The sanctuary was dark except for the light streaming in from the hallway. I made my way to the front right pew and sat down, bewildered. I was in my mid-20’s and we had just finished a rehearsal for the Easter musical at the church where I was the worship leader. The rehearsal had not […]

It Is Not the Critic Who Counts

You may have heard of the new film God’s Not Dead. The plot revolves around a Christian student at a secular university who must prove the existence of God or risk being failed by his atheist philosophy professor. I haven’t seen the film, but our church youth group saw it last weekend and it seemed […]