Do you know what it's like to own an online business at the age of 18? It's not easy. I graduated two months ago, yet people I went to school with are always ridiculing me online. As someone who is very sensitive, it gets to me. It stings a little every single time. These people who never acknowledged me one time kindly for FOUR WHOLE YEARS feel the need to comment on how I make money. And you know what? It really stinking hurts!
When I started my business 9 months ago, I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I didn't expect random people who never talked to me to come up to me and ask me how my "pyramid scheme" is going. It's going great, Todd, thank you for asking. Uneducated and unsuccessful people will constantly try to stand in the way of your dreams, that's just how life goes. I have faced some of the most hateful comments I've ever received in my life, just for posting about Keto products on social media. It makes no sense. Basically, my point of this is to tell you that when people judge you, and belittle you, it's none of your damn business. I have read that over and over all week this week on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, and I can't think of anything more true. Another person, especially one who doesn't know you or your struggles, who has a negative opinion of you does not matter. What someone else thinks and says about you, is not any of your business. There will always be people who are bitter because of your success, and you know what the best medicine for that bitterness is? More. Success. Show your haters that their words mean NOTHING to you, even if they do. For me, it's always nice when my badass best friends step in and take control, but it's also just simply blocking negative people. Social media is so powerful. This can be good AND bad. It's amazing that I can build an entire business from my fingertips, but when someone messages me something hurtful from behind their screen, they don't feel guilty. As someone who is just growing on social media, the hate I face is from people that I know, and that seems to sting more. The best solution to this is to simply remove yourself from the situation. Not everyone deserves your words. Some people just don't understand that their actions have consequences, and they can take that up with the Big Guy upstairs who has my back. I believe so strongly that God has a plan for me. I believe he has a plan for every single person. If you feel the need to shit on someone else's God-Given plan, shame on you! Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that what other people think can really hurt our feelings. It shapes us, our opinions of ourselves, and can hurt our dreams. Do not let someone who isn't hustling as hard as you tell you how to live your life. Unsuccessful people will do ANYTHING to drag others down, and YOU are better than that. Stop living in the lies of other people's opinions. What's stopping you?
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David
7/11/2019 09:53:48 am
If you put a group of live crabs in a bucket, its not necessary to put a lid on it. If one crab tries to climb out, the other crabs will pull him back down. Don't let the crabs in your life pull you down. You be the force that pulls others up.
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