Don't follow the crowd. Don't be afraid of standing out. Don't be afraid to stand alone. Do your own thing. Don't hope. Hope is for the weak. Work hard and smart to achieve greatness. Don't let anyone tear you down. Those that laugh at you must have no place in your heart. Break free from the negative people in your life. Be around those that support and help you master greatness. Stop telling yourself you can't do that. You only hold yourself back. The more you say I can't the more negative thoughts control you. I know a negative nancy. She's all poor me. I also know a positive peter who works hard though others laugh at him. You can and will get where you want in life by changing your thinking. I mean if I can do it, you can too. Just remember, things take time. So make time your bitch. You will take a step back in life. You can say oh poor me, or brush it off your shoulder like it was a fly. Don't try to do things. just do them. With each thing that makes you take a step back, think of the guy who invented the light bulb. He found a thousand ways how NOT to make a bulb before he found the right way to make it. So make that damn light bulb!