A big part of our world today is about making others believe what you believe.
Capitalism thrives on sales and marketing, which are both a function of great storytelling.
Becoming really good at this is a predictable way to make progress and accumulate wealth.
An obvious and linear rationale would suggest the paths where you can garner the most believe, is also the path to greater progress and wealth.
I would suggest that the path where no one believes what you believe is possibly the more meaningful and rewarding.
Naysayers are inevitably stuck in the status quo which informs current beliefs.
When you’re trying to push beyond that, your conviction should exceed those limiting beliefs inherent in the status quo.
The biggest challenge is maintaining the passion of your conviction when the first person says they don’t agree and believe what you believe. When that happens, you need to find a second and third and fourth person who might believe in what you are convinced about.