People often give advice through the lens of their own experiences — their perspective, their fears, their abilities, and their limitations. Most of the time, they judge how far you can go based on how far they believe they can go. Not because they lack love or good intentions, but because they cannot imagine a reality beyond the boundaries of their own.

Someone may tell you that something “cannot be done” simply because they tried and failed. Someone else may insist your dream is too difficult because they cannot see a path forward. But their belief has nothing to do with your destiny.

Your journey is yours alone. Your potential is yours alone. Your vision was given to you — not to them.

We all have different thresholds, different strengths, and different callings. And history is full of reminders that the world’s greatest breakthroughs came from people who refused to accept the limitations placed on them by others.

Imagine life without aeroplanes, electricity, computers, or the internet. Imagine a world where Albert Einstein listened to the critics who doubted him. When he introduced the equation E = mc², many dismissed it as impossible, impractical, or incomprehensible. Yet he persisted. He believed in what he saw long before the world understood it. And because he didn’t give up, humanity gained one of the most important scientific insights of all time — the understanding that mass and energy are deeply connected.

Now imagine if he had stopped. Imagine if he had allowed the disbelief of others to silence his vision. Imagine what the world would have lost.

The truth is simple: If your dream was placed in your heart, it is because you have the capacity to bring it to life.

So the next time someone tells you that your vision is too big, too bold, too unrealistic — smile politely, thank them for their concern, and keep moving. Their limits are not your limits. Their ceiling is not your ceiling. Their fear is not your future.

Believe beyond what others can see. Believe beyond what others can imagine. Believe in the version of yourself that is still unfolding.

Because the world has always been changed by people who dared to believe in what others could not

Samantha Rockson