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Not Getting Support Shouldn’t Stop You From Being Great.
When you start a new venture, the first thing you do is tell your friends all about it. They’ll be happy for you and sing your praises, right?
If they don’t react how you expect them to, it may crush you.
Taken aback, you ask: “How could they not support me?” Why aren’t they happy for me?” “What do I have to do to get their support?”
That right there lies the problem.
When we constantly seek validation from others, we are stripping ourselves of the freedom to do what we truly want. No matter what we accomplish, we will feel it’s for nothing unless other people are watching and cheering us on.
In my few years of business, I’ve learned that no one has to support you. Support isn’t some sticker that you get from your teacher when you do a good job — it isn’t obligatory.
In understanding that, we are able to concentrate our focus on what really matters —doing the work.
Having the right mindset is what gets things out into the world. Everything we have in our possession once upon a time didn’t exist. It took someone's faith in themselves and the idea of a greater future to have what we have today.
For those who’ve contributed to modern technology and more, we owe our…
