I’m well aware that I have an accent when I speak English and I’ve decided to make peace with the fact that I also write with an accent. Although I have been writing in English for many years, I still have an accent. Over time I’ve learned to let go of the few negative feedbacks I received on posts I’ve written.

I could have chosen to go in many directions:

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Recently I took a leap of faith and applied through a competitive process, to work on a project for a person I admire. I was really excited about this opportunity, but a week later I found out that I wasn’t selected. At first, I felt disappointed; I was really looking forward to the opportunity to learn from him and to this new experience. I allowed myself to feel sad and go through the negative thoughts that came up. Soon after I gave myself permission to feel that way, those feelings and thoughts went away. I also received some encouraging emails from supportive friends.

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For the past couple of years, I’ve been a part of a woman’s group called “Creative Conversations”. Take a look at one of the group founders’ posts about one of our meetings here: Creative Times, A Blog for Artists and Entrepreneurs, by Eleanor Traubman. We meet regularly and discuss different topics and work on unique projects as a group. This December meeting is about reviewing our accomplishments in 2010. I’ve been thinking about it a lot, since I’m co-organizing it this time. I realized that it is important to consider all areas of life, because if you are disappointed that you haven’t accomplished something huge, you may be leaving out the smaller accomplishments you’ve achieved so far.

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I’ve been thinking about this, and I realized that it only takes one person, one action, one statement, one book to help us move forward with our deep inside goals and dreams. When I decided to launch WomenandBiz.com over 7 years ago, I actually had two people supporting and encouraging me to do it, one was my accountability partner, and one believed in me even though I wasn’t sure myself I could do it.

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I love Seth Godin's inspiring blog post about Interpreting Criticism.

In “Ask Others, Trust Yourself”, I discussed how you can turn criticism and negative business feedback into something positive. Here are a few steps to take:

• Ask for feedback from others: Find out if more than one person has the same negative opinion about your project/idea/business strategy;

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The New York Times published this great article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/business/smallbusiness/02sbiz.html by Pamela Ryckman on How to Choose and Work with a Mentor. I would suggest two additional steps I mention on "Ask Others, Trust Yourself":

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I’ve learned a few years ago to ask myself “what’s the lesson”, when life throws a challenge at me. Oprah also says she asks herself: “What is this here to teach me?”

You can use the same question for your business. When:

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At the end of the radio interview with Wendy Hanson, she asked me to say one word that would help me move forward. My word was “commitment”. Why commitment? I can speak from experience that if you are not really, fully, completely committed to your idea, your vision, your purpose, it is not going to happen, or you are not going to make it happen. I was able to finish writing and publishing “Ask Others, Trust Yourself”, only after I committed to it. The day that I did it, I could no longer procrastinate, stop writing, let naysayers or fears take over. I had to keep going. What could you commit to today, that will propel you into taking action?

Wendy’s word for the day was “Action”. I like the idea of having a word to lead the day, and help you stay focused and accomplish your goals. Feel free to post your word of the day.