Never Mind The Sceptic

The sceptic and the critic will always be there. As you progress towards your breakthrough, the path will be littered with highly opinionated individuals. Everyone has an opinion. I remember one of my college professors telling me, “Everyone can make recommendations. Everyone will have an opinion, but you do not have to listen to everyone.” Just look at how many people give advice on the social networks. There is so much advice on the internet, yet not all of it is good advice.

Someone will think your idea will not work. That person may even have an impressive CV, but that does not make them the expert of your life. Someone will not like you. That’s okay; thousands of Jews didn’t like Jesus and voted for him to be crucified. Someone will predict your downfall, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that you will go down.  Someone will shout at you, but that does not mean you are wrong. Ever since I got into direct selling, I have found that the majority of people are negative minded. They always think of the reasons why something will not work. They look at the reasons why things will fail. Very few look at possibility. What if things work? What if the idea actually works out?

Learn to be like that old cow that chews the grass and spits out the sticks. Decide which words to give sanction and which ones to deny. Listening to everything sceptics say will get you stuck in one place. You will never be able to do anything because the sceptics will amplify the risks. There is very little that is worth doing that carries no risk. What a joy when you take the risk and it pays off! Sceptics never get anywhere. They remain tied to their comfort zones and are too scared to venture out. They only want to claim origination when the daring have succeeded. So you hear them say, “I was the first one to think of that idea!” Thinking up an idea is useless if nothing is done about it. Dreams never worked on are mere fantasies.

As you purposefully move towards your dream, remember to create a filter that screens out the negative chatter. Remain focused, calculated, determined and purposeful. Use your own checks and balances, but never abort your dream because of the energy-syphoning words of the sceptic. If you entertain them long enough, they will certainly be the kryptonite that zapped the might out of the mighty superman.