
It's not what the naysayers say that is important, it's what you believe that really counts. So let me ask you, what do you believe?
Maybe you're at a crossroads and not sure if you can do it or not. That's okay. Look at some folks who got off to a slow start, had more than their share of detractors, and still did okay:
- Albert Einstein didn't speak until he was nearly 5 years old and was considered "mentally slow."
- The inventor of the steam engine, James Watt, was declared "dull and inept."
- Cartoonist Walt Disney was fired from his first job because he "had no imagination."
- Inventor Thomas Edison was kicked out of school at age 9 because he was at the bottom of his class.
- Basketball legend Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team.
Sometimes the experts – and other well-meaning people – are misguided in their efforts or just plain wrong in their thinking. And then there are some people who are just stuck on stupid.
You can measure IQ, but not "want to." It's not the size of the dog in the fight that's important, it's the size of the fight in the dog. They can measure the size your head but not size of the dream in your heart.
So follow your heart as you use your head to develop skills and talents. There is nothing that an inspired you cannot accomplish.
Larry G Potter - Total Millionarire