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Criticism

It can (1) _________ a long time to become successful in your chosen field, however (2) _________ you are. One thing you have to be (3) _________ of is that you will face criticism along the way. The world is (4) _________ of people who would rather say something negative than positive. If you've made up your (5) _________ to achieve a certain goal, such as writing a novel, don't let the negative criticism of others (6) _________ you from reaching your target, and let constructive criticism have a positive (7) _________ on your work. If someone says you're totally (8) _________ in talent, ignore them. That's negative criticism. If, however, someone (9) _________ you to revise your work and gives you good reasons for doing so, you should (10) _________ their suggestions carefully. There are many film stars who were once out of (11) _________ .There are many famous novelists who made a complete (12) _________ of their first novel - or who didn't, but had to (13) _________ approaching hundreds of publishers before they could get it published.Being successful does (14) _________ on luck, to a certain extent. But things are more likely to (15) _________ well if you persevere and stay positive.