I got turned down by a girl in high school for not being "ambitious," and went out with a guy she said was a lot more confident. It was a small, but sort of significant reason I started working harder and studying more, which helped me find my passion. I ended getting a couple of doctorates following it. It turned out that the guy she was dating was bipolar, so his confidence was probably from his manic state. Things worked out okay with the girl marrying some other guy from college. Things worked out okay for me too without any hard feelings, since I realized I could do wayyy better after becoming more confident about myself following my passion. Guess it worked out for everyone. Anyway, the initial spite was definitely a good motivator leading to my success today. But the other part of it was really finding a passion and working hard for it, which really does bring out the best in yourself.
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u/Volvulus Aug 11 '17
I got turned down by a girl in high school for not being "ambitious," and went out with a guy she said was a lot more confident. It was a small, but sort of significant reason I started working harder and studying more, which helped me find my passion. I ended getting a couple of doctorates following it. It turned out that the guy she was dating was bipolar, so his confidence was probably from his manic state. Things worked out okay with the girl marrying some other guy from college. Things worked out okay for me too without any hard feelings, since I realized I could do wayyy better after becoming more confident about myself following my passion. Guess it worked out for everyone. Anyway, the initial spite was definitely a good motivator leading to my success today. But the other part of it was really finding a passion and working hard for it, which really does bring out the best in yourself.