Accept the simple fact that they can exist. It’s difficult because you link success to popularity, and popularity means recognition. Every negative opinion will feel like a decrease in popularity and you’ll be inclined to take it as a lack of success. A negative opinion is no better than a positive one in terms of popularity either, because it will still be about you. It will still make you popular, only in a negative way. Because there is no bad advertising, there is only advertising. So every time somebody is talking badly about you, remember that they’re still taking about you.

Acceptance of negative opinions is also a good exercise of sympathy. People have the right to have and stand for different opinions, other than yours. It’s a fundamental right and you should be happy every time somebody is exercising that right. It’s a good thing even if it comes up with something negative about yourself. 

Please refer to the blog for more details on this activity.