People who pull on your arm to get in your way are often those who have nothing

Hello. This is Toru.


I will start with the conclusion.
When you try to take on a challenge,
people who try to stop you are simply toxic.


I am 50 years old.
When I was a child,
I never really took on any challenges,
so after becoming an adult, I became interested in many things
and started taking on challenges.


What I was fortunate about was that
the people around me, including my family,
were not people who would "stop" me from taking on challenges.


When I tried treating my atopic dermatitis,
I didn't know how much worse it would get
once I started,
but my family didn't stop me.


Regarding getting certifications,
although I couldn't actually obtain them,
I tried twice, and they didn't stop me.

Also, regarding the information dissemination business
I am currently working on,
I wasn't stopped either.

Even though it was more expensive
than any challenge I had taken on before.


The other day, I asked my wife why she didn't stop me.

She replied with one sentence: "Because taking on challenges is a good thing."

When we first got married, my wife was a university graduate.
But after that, she spent 25 years working while
completing her master's and doctoral programs.


And I thought to myself,
people who keep taking on challenges
really understand the importance of challenging yourself.

Because no matter the result, there is a lot to learn when you take on a challenge.

Before I started my side business,
I would look at the fathers of my daughters' classmates at school visits
and my self-esteem would drop.

"They look about the same age as me,
so why is there such a gap?
Is it impossible to make up for it?"
or

"People who look like they have it together even on their days off
are 'people who are good at their jobs,' and
I am just 'cheap, replaceable labor,'"
and my self-esteem would plummet.

But things changed when I started the information dissemination business.

Each article was read by someone,
and the products I introduced
were picked up by someone.

Thanks to that, although I wasn't recognized by anyone in particular,
my self-esteem grew.

Is there anyone around you
who is holding you back
as you think about taking on a challenge?

Is there anyone trying to stop your resolve
by saying things like "You can't do that"
or "Such a good deal sounds suspicious"
regarding your challenge?

What people who try to stop others from taking on challenges have in common
is that they are "people who never took on any challenges"
or
"people who tried but couldn't produce results."

If you doubt what I'm saying,
try asking the person who is trying to stop your challenge:
"What have you achieved?"

There will surely be no answer.
That is the answer.
People who hold you back,
you can completely ignore what such people say.

They are envious of your growth,
or they are jealous that you are moving
to a different stage than them.

If there is someone trying to stop you
when you are about to take on a challenge,
ignore them completely
and follow the path you believe in.

You will realize that the person who was trying to stop you
is now on a lower stage than you.

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