Chapter 19. Beware of Other People’s Opinions
You Can Do It by Jerry Aragon, Ph. D. (Phunny humor Doctor) www.humordoctormd.homestead.com/
Peer pressure is not just for teenagers! The ugly face of peer pressure will follow us all to the grave, by those who would have us go in a different direction with our lives!
So, decide what you want in life, and don’t let anyone distract you from reaching your goals and your dreams!
not necessarily against you or a bad person; rather, he or she just doesn’t understand your passion and may be afraid of change. The toughest dream stealers are your family. Beside yourself, they can be your worst critics. They think they’re protecting you. Sometimes they’re jealous because they wanted to be where you want to go and either they didn’t try, or they tried and failed. Either way, they love to keep you safe and protected. Safe and pro- tected to them can be a whole different definition from where you are headed. Other dream stealers come in the form of “experts.” As you may know, years ago I created a program called Motor Millions. My Motor Millions program taught people how to make money with automobiles. Cars were the launching pad for my success at an early age. My dad had been in the car business when I was in high school so I knew the profit that could be made. In fact I decided not to go to college so I could work with my dad in his car business. Yet a few years out of high school my dad hit a few obsta- cles all at once and closed down his auto sales business. When left with no money, no college degree, and no job I became very inven- tive about how to make money in car sales, starting with no money. In fact, I started matching buyers and sellers, making a
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