Don’t get caught in the trap of worrying too much about what other people think. It’s a mistake because you’ll never really know what they think, only what they are willing to tell you. Often when people offer their opinion, they think they’re saying it on our behalf. They encourage you not to stretch or strive for something greater because they don’t want to be responsible for you if you fall. Who knows, maybe they see something you don’t. But, if the encouragement consistently falls on complacency, they are not helping you grow, and maybe you’ve outgrown certain people. It’s not a bad thing. People will say, “oh, you’ve changed,”… but, isn’t that the point?