You Are Worth More Than People's Opinions

Your worth is not a function of what people think about you but what you think about yourself. No one knows more about you and your goals than you, so do not allow people's opinions to define your reality. No matter what people think about you, what matters is what you have thought and still thinking about yourself. When you have agreed within yourself that you are valuable, then that is what matters, and that is what you need to take steps on. Some people will doubt what they do not know, so do not be swayed when they doubt you, because they do not know where you are going to.

There are lots of people in history and in the present times who have been doubted but rose to become successful in life. Take the world's renowned neurosurgeon, Ben Carson, as instance. While in junior school, his teacher opined that he would not achieve any substantial thing in life because of his academic performance. He doubted his abilities to succeed in life and never believed in him, but through the help of his mum, he believed in himself and acted upon it. He did not allow the words of his teacher to dampen his spirit. He went on to go beyond his best and he later became a medical doctor and went ahead to become a neurosurgeon who did what no one else had ever done before that time - when he separated conjoined twins who were joined at the base of the skull and shared a common nerve.

It is worthy to note that your success is exclusively and absolutely rested in your hands and not on the opinion of others. They are free to make their own assumptions of you because everyone is given a freewill and a mind, but what matters is that you are not swayed by their assumptions. The point when people do not even believe in you should be when you need to put in extensive actions towards your dreams and keep believing in yourself and in your dreams. Trust me, they may not see the methods, but they cannot deny the results. When you have gotten your result, all those who formed a negative opinion about you will have a change of mind.

Ironically, some people also form negative opinions of others just to get them discouraged from taking steps because they are scared of what they might achieve. Some of the opinions are born out of sheer hate, so do not listen to them. When someone says that something cannot be achieved, what they may mean is that they do not want you to achieve it or that they are scared and threatened by you achieving it. But whatever the case is, do not take heed to the negative words - rather keep believing in yourself and do not stop taking actions. When you achieve your dreams, your results will speak for you.

One thing to know is that the words you hear often may begin to affect you in the long run. So if there are people who constantly tell you negative things about yourself and how you cannot make it or things that make you to look down on yourself, then you need to separate from them no matter who they are. For the fact that they are belittling you and making you to lose your belief in yourself means that they are not your friend. You should rather be with people who will speak positive things to you and motivate you to take positive actions in the line of your dream. Your friends or your company is a very deciding factor on if you will achieve your dreams of not. Ben Carson was able to achieve greatness because someone; his mum; was encouraging and motivating him with positive words that spurred him to take positive actions and to believe in himself.

It is the result you command that will validate your value, not what someone thinks of you. If someone forms a negative opinion about you which is different from who you are, you should care less about it and do not allow it to bother you. Rather, you should mind your business and then continue to act on your dreams. What ultimately matters is the result you have, not what people think of you.

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