Some people in your life have never seen you at your full capacity. They met you in a hard season, a transitional moment, a version of you still being built. Do not let their limited experience of you become your ceiling. You are more than the chapter they witnessed.
Those who assassinate others’ character out of jealousy and try to ruin someone’s reputation as opposed to building their own, even if a whole community backs them, they’re CORNBALLS.
Being an artist can be a lonely and isolating existence. If you can, collaborate in person. The value isn't just in what you create together, but in relishing the fact that you're not alone.
Human approval is unstable. Someone may praise you today and criticize you tomorrow, so it's wiser to anchor your life in deeper principles than in other people's opinions.