37) Don’t Let Others Steal Your Dream

I remember the first time a person told me, “Well, this person couldn’t do that. What makes you think that you could do it?”

The first time this happened was when I was working at a gym but getting ready to start my own. One of the guys there told me I couldn’t do it. He told me I wouldn’t succeed. He compared me to some chick down the street who failed.

Don’t let people take your dream because they don’t know what you’re about. If you let it be taken away that easily, then you really don’t deserve to pursue it. I’m telling you, that’s the key.

People don’t always mean to hurt you. They think they’re protecting you. They want you to play it safe. But this isn’t safe. To get the freedom, passion, and purpose you want means taking risks.

Even if these people care about you, don’t let them steal your dream.

No matter if you love them, no matter if they’re family... it doesn’t matter. You can’t take advice from someone who’s never lived it. I’m not going to go to someone who’s never had abs to teach me how to get abs. I’m not going to ask someone who’s never made a million dollars how to make one.

Don’t let people project their fears onto you. If you do, you’ll be stopped dead in your tracks. I wasn’t willing to do that, and neither should you.

If you want it bad enough, it doesn’t matter what they say. It matters what you do.