Sometimes some of us are told we can’t or shouldn’t do something we want to do.
Sometimes that makes us feel like we have to prove that person wrong and prove ourselves capable. We feel challenged to prove our worth.
That’s all fine and dandy, but don’t let your sole motivation be proving yourself to a naysayer.
Prove yourself to those who believe in your capability and already support you and believe in your worth, who understand the value of what you contribute to your community and to the world.
Prove yourself to the believers. It will be far more powerful.