E69. First Comes Ridicule; When They Don't See Your Vision

April Garcia's PivotMe · Oct 1, 2020 · 7m

You will be celebrated when you become successful.

But not one. Second. Before.

People will not support you when you do something that does not fit into their image of you or the role, they believe you should be playing. You will be criticized, met with concern, and ridiculed.

The people closest to us will be the first ones to say it's impossible. These words stop your progression and are hurting. Remember that no matter how good or noble your idea is, it won't lack ridicule at some level. I did things out of the norm and they were often met with ridicule.

Your goal should be to focus on your…