Discouragement from others makes us grow

@blinjk (617)
United States
August 27, 2012 8:51am CST
Some people always discourage us when we want to do something.You always hear them say " You can not do that."Some people will be motivated because of it and strives do their best just to prove themselves that they can do it.My father is one great example. Most people say that he cannot be an engineer.He had nothing and his family is not rich.But he told us that he did everything like being a working student just to support his studies. He also been in a situation that he put his feet into a bucket of cold water just to keep him stay awake because he needs to study.He reached his dreams and became an engineer and he is thanking the people who always discourage him.He takes it positively just to prove that he can do it.But there are some people also that takes it negatively.They hear that and proves that they really can't without even trying. To succeed in life, you must face all of the things that positively even you will hear a lot of criticisms and discouragements from other people.This can make us grow and learn if you will take it positively and if you will do your best just to achieve your dreams and prove to people that you can.
5 responses
@leateagee (3667)
• China
27 Aug 12
Life has full of different people from different cultures and ways of living. Most people try their best to outdo others. We all have our own dreams and career to think about. So because of the fact that we all have our own, some people try to trick others to give up by discouraging them. Bullying them until they lose hope and fail. The strategy is very eefctive only if the person is carried by what society dictates. In life nobody should dictate you. You are you and you make the stories in your life. In the meantime if people often discourage you, go away from them. If you can't, turn this into an opportunity to rise. These trials or people are the means to push you to work harder and do better in whatever you want to do. Sometimes even though we are already so focused and engage with our goals, we still need the push ... harsh judgements ... just to prove that we are worth of something!
• Malaysia
26 Mar 13
just who the hell are them to tell us you can not do this that? i believe every people have the same potential in the live, some maybe slow some fast. yeah so time make the different for me
@adforme (2114)
28 Aug 12
Sometimes discouragement is something that encourages us. If you reverse the psychology, and it gives you encouragement you will have the right attitude. I do believe that discouragement can be a problem if it truly discourages you because of where the discouragement is coming from or your strength at the time of being discouraged. All we can do is try. Motivation is a good thing, and however you get it, take it and run.
• China
28 Aug 12
For a long time, I insist that negtive message from others may become your driving power by reverse way. One could strive for his conviction to prove the error of hindering force. However, my opinion cannot be supported after several years' experience myself. To turn a reverse power round to push your motivation is very hard work,especially more than one hinderance. Too many negtive words will bring on you bad feelings, which depress you and decrease your faith. If you have a so strong heart to resist the hard hinderance, discouragement may be grant power.On the other hand, if not, you'd better not care about it ,by which stop the bad words affecting on you negtively. All the things prevent you are just a storm in a teacup. Forget the bad ,trust in the good ,and run to yuor dream with no turning back .
• Malaysia
27 Aug 12
Sometimes discouragement can drive people to try even harder, this acts a force of motivation that enables people to push forward. Sometimes a little discouragement is what we need to get going because we all have a desire to prove that we are worth something. Accepting criticism and discouragement is also the first step to improving yourself. Many famous people have been discouraged before but they never gave up. One person is Albert Eisenstein, he was discouraged from attending school because he wasn't good enough but he never gave up. He is now world famous for his inventions.