18. How To Deal With Unsupportive Friends and Family

29/09/2025 18 min
18. How To Deal With Unsupportive Friends and Family

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Episode Synopsis

Welcome to Unlikely Choices! I'm Stacy, the former lawyer turned jewelry designer, and I am so glad you're here! If you want to quit your job and start your own business like I did, you've found the right place. In this week's episode, we're talking about negativity and criticism. As you start to tell the important people in your life that you want to quit your traditional job and start your own business, you're bound to encounter at least one unsupportive person who may be very negative and critical too. It's important to be prepared for this because it's very common, but it doesn't need to send you into a negative spiral. I'll share how I've handled it in the past, what I recommend, and provide some tips to keep in your back pocket.  If you loved this episode, please hit the follow button or plus sign in your podcast app. This will subscribe you to the show so you never miss an episode, and it also happens to be the best way to support the show! Want more? For over two years, I wrote almost every week about how I quit my lawyer job and started my own business. I call it "My Journal" and you can find it on my website here: https://graceandhudson.com/blogs/jewelry-blog. It's full of lessons and insights!  To stay in touch, subscribe to the Unlikely Choices email list! Get notified of new episodes, receive interesting and inspiring content, and be the first to hear important news about the podcast. Subscribe by clicking here. Thank you for being here!

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