As you journey through your life, all the ups and downs, all the struggles, all the run-arounds, to get to your place of success and growth, many obstacles will present themselves and demand your attention. These things aim to hinder your progress and halt your growth. Many days can bring an unwelcome guest or guests and provoke a situation that makes us feel offended, hurt, angry, provoked or insulted.

Our reactions to these unwelcome and unwanted challenges can cause us our peace. If we respond by giving our time and energy to every one of these menaces, we will end up feeling frustrated, irritable, annoyed and exhausted, leaving us with little peace of mind to continue the pursuit of our goals.

It’s time to ignore those braying donkeys, those barking dogs, the naysayers, the trolls, those menaces. Let them say or do what they need to in order to keep themselves on a high. But you keep running towards your success. They are not part of your plan or your growth. Focus on your goals and work relentlessly towards attaining them. Keep your eyes and mind on what you desire to achieve and live your life for you.

Remember, you had a purpose before anyone had an opinion.
So leave petty alone!!!

My Mantra, Your Mantra- I am capable of achieving my goals!

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Cherise Castle-Blugh is the author of The Timely Entrepreneur Series and the Director of Entrepreneur Services at The Timely Entrepreneur®. She has been working to grow the Trinidad and Tobago Entrepreneurial community, creating resources and events to support entrepreneurs.