Thread:Annabeth and Percy/@comment-11571704-20150412213248/@comment-25780513-20150516090346

Use the fact that people don't believe in you for motivation. Someone I knew once told me that, growing up, her parents always told her that she'd never be anything. She turned that into a reason for her to succeed, to prove to them that she that they were wrong. Everybody told her that she'd never amount to anything, even her freaking teachers. She told me that you are the only one who can save yourself. She said that her reason to live was for her, not for the people who told her she couldn't do anything. So turn all those denials into motivation. Make them your reason to keep going. And if you really like something, like singing, nobody can take away you passion for it. But one thing is, if you only focus on proving everybody wrong, you might lose sight of what you really want (like your dream), like my friend did. So live for yourself, not the people who tell you it can't be done.