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April 16, 2025 43 mins

We hate to break it to ya, but not everyone is gonna love your work. (Sorrynotsorry!)

Facing rejection and criticism is part of the creative path we all must walk on the way to success.

But how we deal with nay-sayers is completely within our control, and can actually help us improve and level-up faster!

Find out how to both ask for—and give!—feedback that fosters your creative growth in the jam-packed Season 3 finale of Art You Crazy.

Here’s to reaching new heights!

xo Tessie, Erin & Mel


TOPICS:

00:00 - Introduction

02:06 - Rejection: the ultimate endurance test

08:30 - Reframing criticism

10:08 - Feedback isn’t personal…

16:53 - …unless it is

20:18 - How to ask for feedback: first, be ready!

22:27 - The key to getting useful information

26:28 - Who you ask matters!

28:17 - Request solutions, not problems

29:35 - Setting the tone

31:27 - The high stakes of giving effective feedback

32:58 - How to give effective feedback: The Sandwich Method

33:34 - 3 objective phrases to use

34:50 - When NOT to give feedback

35:50 - Planting the seeds of curiosity

39:11 - Respecting creative vulnerability

41:40 - Building connection

43:13 - Wrap-up


RESOURCES from this Episode:


READING:

The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer


WATCHING:

The Triplets of Belleville (PG-13)


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