Right now you may not be well known, but one day you will be worth knowing. So keep focusing on you. Struggle and criticism are prerequisite for greatness. Confidence does not come from perfection or always feeling confident. Confidence comes from knowing you are enough. That is the law of the universe. No one escapes it. Because you know pain is life. You can choose what type; either the pain on the road to success or the pain of being haunted with regret. We have been given the gift, that’s called life. You will not defined by your past instead you are born a new each moment. So own it.
The people you are hanging out with are not your friends. I want you to ask yourself this question. Are they raising you up or pushing you down? Are they helping you grow or holding you back? You have something special inside you. But the people you are hanging around, they have their own agendas. Everyone come across such people in life. People want to get close to you, get their work done and when they felt what they wanted, they got it; they leave.
You can’t call everybody around you as your friend. Fake friends are like shadows, they are around you during brightest times; but they disappear during the darkest times. Better to walk alone at night than to walk with fake friends in light. Better an enemy attack you than a fake friend hugs you.
Are you tired of being taken down by the voices of doubt and criticism? Would you like to rise above the critic and have the voice of encouragement up-level your life with confidence and joy? You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or having gadgets, or lavish vacations, or having a huge friend circle, or having properties, or having a huge business, or wearing expensive clothes, or living a celebrity like life…the list goes on. But! You’re dead wrong. Many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better.
I am not preaching. But remember, your life depends on two important things. 1: The people you hang out with & 2: The books you read. Do not stunt your growth by hanging around the wrong crowd. I believe we can change the world. But first, we’ve got to stop living in fear of being judged for who we are. You are gifted and you have your own personality. So, don’t allow the. to judge you.
Recognize your worth and responsibility towards self and the society you live in. You don’t have to always shred your sadness by saying – It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t affect me…
The energy you hang around matters. It matters a lot when you hang around the people with negative mindsets. You just can’t hang around energy vampires. People come in your life for a reason, season or a lifetime. Not caring for what people think, will be the best choice you ever make. Stop believing the lies about who you are, so you can become who you were meant to be - You're Just "useless" “away from the life you want”, “fueled by the business & life you build”....
I want to be a popular stuff; is just the basic thought. You find a few who looks cool, they dress fresh, they get the attention, they go for parties and you want to be like them, sometimes you feel you are not enough, Right. Let me tell you, you are enough. You are born original. Don’t you dare die a Copy. You were born to stand out. Stop trying to fit in. Popularity does not mean quality. This crazy world we live in has no chill. Some people are loved for being fake and others are judged for being real. But you have to be real. Never stop. Because, it is better be hated for who you are than liked for whom you are not. So what if you don’t fit in. So what if you are not perfect.
You know what; the fake diamonds are always shiny and perfect. But the real diamonds have flaws. This is the way diamond experts differentiate between a worthless and the real diamond. Just like that fake people appear perfect and the real people make mistakes, they have flaws.
Let me tell you the reality: The people, who are really cool, actually don’t care about being cool. And those who care about being cool, are the saddest, they are not happy with who they are. You see popularity is when other people like you. And true happiness is when you like you. I was that shy kid. There was nothing I wanted more, than for the people to like me. But it didn’t happen. And I would always think WHY? Why can’t more people like me? And then it dawned on me.
Sometimes the universe has to protect you from what you think you want. I being not popular gave me time to work on me. I worked on me, I concentrated on what my priorities in life are, how to be a better person, worked on my hobbies, started reading, learning to practice what our spiritual values are, listening to others, their problems and tried helping others within my capacity and everything changed. When I have the courage to be me, people started coming to me. I found that I am enough already. Change the way you think about happiness.
Nobody has lived your life, nobody can tell your story. Pick your head up. Don’t dim your light so that others don’t have to squint. Don’t trade your dignity for popularity. You may not be popular now, but you will be great one day. It is not deaf most people are afraid of. It is getting to the end of life only to realize that you never truly lived.