Haters can't stop you, not unless you let them.
Your haters probably aren't like you, and they are probably jealous of you in some way. Your greatness - or your potential for greatness - probably offends them, makes them feel inadequate.
You should look at haters as a blessing in disguise. If their criticisms do have any merit, accept them and use it for positive change. Recognize, though, that you should probably completely dismiss criticism from people who don't know, don't know the nature of your hustle, don't know what business you're in (etc) as vacuous. Their statements literally mean nothing. They serve no purpose, other than to let you know they don't base their criticisms on empiricism and logic. Don't waste your time on such people.
Haters can't stop you, unless you let them, and they can actually push you forward. The fact that they want you to fail, the fact that they think you are a failure and will always be a failure, this should drive you forward, not stop you in your tracks. Embrace haters and their hot bags of meaningless air, and use their trifling and vapid statements to lift you up, instead of letting it hold you down. Focus on your craft, and you will win. Period.
You will win, even if you're cocky. You will win, even if people don't like your attitude, or the way you express yourself. "Look in the mirror," a friend once said to me. "That is your only competition."
Look in the mirror, and imagine that as you go throughout your day, you are an athlete playing in a huge game, perhaps a world championship. There are thousands - maybe tens of thousands - of fans from the other team who "hate" you. They yell things at you, about your family, about the way you look, about how you suck, about the shot you just missed... everything. Do you think Michael Jordan let haters get to him? How about Tom Brady. Muhammad Ali? The list goes on and on. History is full of examples of people who persisted in the face of pessimists, who committed themselves to winning instead of whining.
If you don't have any haters, you probably aren't doing anything meaningful in life. Doing something big with your life means that you will inevitably trespass on the other guy's turf. Sometimes, you have to step on a few toes, and say either "sorry," or "I told you so," or "get the hell out of my way." Sometimes, you have to approach life like a fist fight, and just literally take what you want and need. Do it for yourself. Do it for your loved ones.
Look at the humor in the haters. Laugh at the fact that your haters probably don't go hard in the gym; they probably wouldn't have the guts to take you on in real life. They probably aren't doing anything meaningful with their own lives (when was the last time you saw a productive hater?) Producers don't waste their time hating. They spend their time producing.
"The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche.
The more I post on this site, the more I get contacted by people who seem like me. They tell me that they see some of themselves in me. They understand the absolute necessity of my extreme self-belief, a weapon every person who truly starts from the bottom needs. You need that psychotic sense of self-destiny, because the idea of living the life - private flights, homes around the world, super cars in your garage, etc - IS crazy, compared to the world around you. If everyone around you is content with $56,000 a year, if the people around you think driving a 2012 Lexus is "success"; if the people around you think that the only path to a better life is college; if the people around you think that the only way to be a millionaire by 30 is to be a rapper, athlete or entertainer; if the people around you think that there is no way for YOU to become a champion... if this nonsense passes for SANITY in your part of the world, then you HAVE TO become crazy.
A friend of mine from this site sent me a private message a long time ago, and he said: "Bro, all of your haters say you're crazy."
LOL. Yup. Crazy enough to believe that if I keep posting on this site, people will continue to send me private messages like: "yo, bro... **** your haters, thank you for your words and motivation!" Crazy enough to believe that if I continue to post, my rep bank will continue to go up. Crazy enough to believe that if I continue to hustle, I'll keep bringing in six-figure commissions. Crazy enough to seriously believe that I have a legitimate shot at $100M+. Why do I think that? Because I want it so bad, and my actions flow logically with the intensity of my desires. Crazy enough to believe that my haters can't stop me; their words can't kill me, they just make me stronger.
So, if you post your hate below, please know that I probably won't read it, but if I do... you're only helping me.
Back to the grind.
To the RI$E, my brothers.
Your haters probably aren't like you, and they are probably jealous of you in some way. Your greatness - or your potential for greatness - probably offends them, makes them feel inadequate.
You should look at haters as a blessing in disguise. If their criticisms do have any merit, accept them and use it for positive change. Recognize, though, that you should probably completely dismiss criticism from people who don't know, don't know the nature of your hustle, don't know what business you're in (etc) as vacuous. Their statements literally mean nothing. They serve no purpose, other than to let you know they don't base their criticisms on empiricism and logic. Don't waste your time on such people.
Haters can't stop you, unless you let them, and they can actually push you forward. The fact that they want you to fail, the fact that they think you are a failure and will always be a failure, this should drive you forward, not stop you in your tracks. Embrace haters and their hot bags of meaningless air, and use their trifling and vapid statements to lift you up, instead of letting it hold you down. Focus on your craft, and you will win. Period.
You will win, even if you're cocky. You will win, even if people don't like your attitude, or the way you express yourself. "Look in the mirror," a friend once said to me. "That is your only competition."
Look in the mirror, and imagine that as you go throughout your day, you are an athlete playing in a huge game, perhaps a world championship. There are thousands - maybe tens of thousands - of fans from the other team who "hate" you. They yell things at you, about your family, about the way you look, about how you suck, about the shot you just missed... everything. Do you think Michael Jordan let haters get to him? How about Tom Brady. Muhammad Ali? The list goes on and on. History is full of examples of people who persisted in the face of pessimists, who committed themselves to winning instead of whining.
If you don't have any haters, you probably aren't doing anything meaningful in life. Doing something big with your life means that you will inevitably trespass on the other guy's turf. Sometimes, you have to step on a few toes, and say either "sorry," or "I told you so," or "get the hell out of my way." Sometimes, you have to approach life like a fist fight, and just literally take what you want and need. Do it for yourself. Do it for your loved ones.
Look at the humor in the haters. Laugh at the fact that your haters probably don't go hard in the gym; they probably wouldn't have the guts to take you on in real life. They probably aren't doing anything meaningful with their own lives (when was the last time you saw a productive hater?) Producers don't waste their time hating. They spend their time producing.
"The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche.
The more I post on this site, the more I get contacted by people who seem like me. They tell me that they see some of themselves in me. They understand the absolute necessity of my extreme self-belief, a weapon every person who truly starts from the bottom needs. You need that psychotic sense of self-destiny, because the idea of living the life - private flights, homes around the world, super cars in your garage, etc - IS crazy, compared to the world around you. If everyone around you is content with $56,000 a year, if the people around you think driving a 2012 Lexus is "success"; if the people around you think that the only path to a better life is college; if the people around you think that the only way to be a millionaire by 30 is to be a rapper, athlete or entertainer; if the people around you think that there is no way for YOU to become a champion... if this nonsense passes for SANITY in your part of the world, then you HAVE TO become crazy.
A friend of mine from this site sent me a private message a long time ago, and he said: "Bro, all of your haters say you're crazy."
LOL. Yup. Crazy enough to believe that if I keep posting on this site, people will continue to send me private messages like: "yo, bro... **** your haters, thank you for your words and motivation!" Crazy enough to believe that if I continue to post, my rep bank will continue to go up. Crazy enough to believe that if I continue to hustle, I'll keep bringing in six-figure commissions. Crazy enough to seriously believe that I have a legitimate shot at $100M+. Why do I think that? Because I want it so bad, and my actions flow logically with the intensity of my desires. Crazy enough to believe that my haters can't stop me; their words can't kill me, they just make me stronger.
So, if you post your hate below, please know that I probably won't read it, but if I do... you're only helping me.
Back to the grind.
To the RI$E, my brothers.
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