In spite of it all

Being hated is a wonderful thing. You might not understand this until you give it some serious thought, so let me save you some time. Simply put, being hated is a good indicator of you doing something and going places with your life.

When people take time out of their own lives to form such strong opinions of you it’s one of two things: you’re either doing something very wrong or doing something very right. If it’s the former, it takes nothing at all for people to simply ignore you and move on. If you’re living a less than stellar lifestyle people will react according to whether they want your kind of influence around them and often times they wont. This simply means that the vast majority of times when someone makes their dislike of you known, something is going well for you.

Borrowing from the insightful Kat Williams, Haters are gonna hate. That’s just what they do. It’s a very peculiar human trait, some persons just don’t like to see others doing better than they are. Whether you’re ahead of them or stepping on their coattails, people like being the fastest mover and, if they can, will apply the required pressure on you to slow your roll. On it’s own this can simply be entertaining, but it can at times affect you personally, professionally and monetarily if the person with this character flaw is put in a position to derail you. Whether it be directly via authority, indirectly via associations, or passively by the misuse of information, a person who feels strongly enough can interfere with your game plan. This means you always have to be on the lookout. As you tally up your list of haters make sure you keep them in check and avoid any influence they may have on you. If you can accomplish that then it’s smooth sailing.

Once you’re at the point where you can observe these individuals for the pure entertainment that they provide, then you’ll fully realise; being hated is a wonderful thing.