No one likes criticism. We all like to be liked. But the moment any person ventures out to offer any leadership, or to express any opinion that is not shared by everyone else, or even just to live in any unique or creative way, she or he is likely to be enveloped in a cloud of criticism. Most of us find that a very unhappy experience. After it has happened to us a few times, we are sorely tempted not ever to do or say anything again that would invite criticism. But that would not be the right thing to do. It would cause us to live lives that are both unhappy and indecisive. And, it would leave our critics free to run the world in their own way. If we are going to live satisfying and significant lives, we are going to have to learn to deal with criticism. We may be able to get some practica…