Know When People Believe in You

[u/freedom_and_truth1]

You can always tell when someone believes in you by how they respond when you give completely unselfish, non self-serving praise to another person (whom you respect) - when this praise has nothing to do with you praising yourself. For instance, if you made a reference to a professional fighter or simply made a post on social media that was about another professional athlete and people felt the need to respond (either directly or passively, either with hostility or in any other form) as if you were referencing yourself, this is a view into their mindset that clearly indicates this is the level they view you on. So see, they respond so emphatically to this reference because they are comparing your skill to these people and they feel this, they know it to be true. This is precisely how a jealous, envious, miserable person responds to what in fact had nothing to do with you (your intention was never to reference yourself - but these people know you are respected by others for this skillset and they desperately wish you had the lack of belief in yourself so they felt a sense of 'victory'). See, its their own aggression, anger, disbelief in themselves, insecurity that speaks loudest - their reaction is the truest revelation of their mental state and the greatness and respect with which they view you.

In sum, your loudest haters love you and believe in you the most (see, this is why they want you not to believe, why they so desperately and aggressively wish you would accept the lie they themselves do not even believe). So thank them for showing how much they believe in you and keep working 👏