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Domino’s Pizza Makes the Criticism You Got Look Like a Joke

How to deal with criticism 101.

Ron Markley
3 min readDec 22, 2024
Photo by Bjorn Pierre on Unsplash

2 Types of people can’t be their true selves:

  1. Criticism avoiders
  2. People pleasers.

I don’t want to be either of them.

To be your true self, you have to embrace criticism.

I know it’s hard, but it’s manageable.

If criticism is your roadblock to your dream life, read this story.

Domino’s Pizza makes the criticism you got look like a joke

“Microwave pizza is far superior.”

“Mass-produced, boring, brand pizza.”

“Domino’s pizza crust is like cardboard.”

That’s the feedback they got.

Instead of running away from criticism by spending a lot of money on ads, CEO Patrick Doyle took it head-on.

He made shocking moves, turning Domino’s into one of the most successful case studies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH5R56jILag

He said, “You can either let negative comments crush you or use them to fuel and excite your process.”

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Ron Markley
Ron Markley

Written by Ron Markley

I'm not a writer, just an ordinary guy who writes. Get free writing tips every Monday. https://writeeasyliveeasy101.substack.com/

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