Don't let other people's judgments drain your faith in yourself, especially when it comes to pursuing big ideas.
That's advice from Gregg Renfrew, who knows something about becoming successful by sticking to her convictions: Her clean beauty startup Beautycounter was most recently valued at $1 billion, as of April 2021.
In some ways, humans are wired to be naysayers as a way of avoiding unnecessary risks, research shows.
But ultimately, you need to build your confidence to be successful, Renfrew says.
"You genuinely have everything you need to be successful, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise," she says.
Persons:
Gregg Renfrew, Beautycounter, Renfrew
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CNBC
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Renfrew