Selected Hearing

" If I had listened to the critics I'd have died drunk in the gutter."
-- Anton Chekov

There will always be those around who'll tell you why you shouldn't try, fotini. Don't argue, but don't listen, either. Develop selective hearing, instead, so when your goal is reached you can turn back and say, "Pardon me, I was so tuned into what I was accomplishing, I'm afraid I didn't hear what you were saying. What was it again?"
Chances are the answer will be complimentary, making both of you feel better about everything that was said and heard.

May you always have selective hearing when it comes to those who keep you down.