Don't take yourself too seriously

Or, put another way: "Get over yourself".
No one likes criticism and we all have fragile egos... but sometimes, when our thoughts hijack us, we can turn the simplest comments into conspiracy theories.
The truth is that not everything is about you, sometimes when people scowl at you, it's because they're unhappy inside. If a person says something to you that you don't like, you don't have to react in kind. In fact you may be able trigger transformation in another by not letting your ego take over, instead be present with that person and be compassionate.

Deepak Chopra asserts that "... the ego is not who we really are. The ego is our social mask, it is the role we are playing."
If you are aware and present with people, not coloured by past injustices or imagined indignities, then you can choose to always have powerful, meaningful conversations.
Not being driven by ego takes focus, commitment, and courage...