Taking advice or direction from the compromised legacy media, intellectually broken academia, or career politicians is like asking a maggot to do brain surgery.
Just simply stop listening to them. Turn them off, shut them out, and move on to real hardworking men and women that actually do the work. Get advice and feedback from people that are actually successful at their respective trades or skills.
Stop listening to people that have no real clue what they are talking about. For example, never take parenting advice from someone that has never raised a child. No apply this principle to every aspect of your life.