Anyone who knows me knows that I love to run that phrase into the ground. But where did it come from?
The thing is, wherever I go I see folks doing their thing when it comes to small businesses both online and brick 'n mortar. Now, I love it--it inspires me, and I feel that being around intelligent, motivated, creative folk only pushes me to step my game up, in turn. But from time to time, I hear others looking at these types and picking them apart. They may say things like, "Oh--he or she thinks they're all that," or find any kind of way imaginable to nitpick and tear apart what they're doing. "Oh, that's cute," the haters will say--"but I see that they didn't include XY & Z in their offerings. Hmph!" Meanwhile, these naysayers are sitting around doing what? Yep, you guessed it--absolutely nada.
This cracks me up. I mean, what's the point in tearing down someone else who chooses to make moves and do positive things? If anything, why not look at these success stories and study what they're doing? Better yet, have a conversation with one of them. How did they get there? What motivates them? More often than not, they're "regular" folk with bills, struggles, etc. just like you--so if they can do it, shouldn't that tell you that you can do the same?
Another thing that I try to keep in mind--even if it seems like they have the world on a platter now, you don't know what they've gone through to get there. That's another reason to not "hate...investigate!" If you're feeling like you don't have jack right now & they have everything, that person might have a story to tell that can inspire you & remind you that adversity doesn't last always.
Okay...I'm going to climb down off of my soapbox now, lol. But I say all that to say this: There are so many more jewels in talking to & being inspired by success stories--instead of wasting energy hating on them. Study how they did it, and you can be next!



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