One of the biggest misunderstandings that people have when it comes reaching new levels in their lives is the feeling that they must wait for the people around them to raise the bar. Life isn't exactly a team sport. Those who are blessed to have vision will often find themselves alone. Those with vision are able to recognize the ways in life that they have been flawed, and will continue to make life better by reaching higher and higher each day.

Often it is these people who will feel alone in a room full of people because no one in that room is thinking about life with as much seriousness as they are.

Never feel bad for saying no. Not everyone will have your best interests in mind when they try to apply the pressure on you to do things that you know deep-down, are not you.