You don't have to prove nothing to nobody but yourself, what does that mean?
In the movie, Rudy, this one guy says to the other guy "You're 5 foot nothin', 100 and nothin', and you got hardly a speck of athletic ability and you've hung in with the best college football team in the land for 2 years and you're also gonna walk out of here with a degree from the University of Notre Dame. In this lifetime, you don't have to prove nothin to nobody except yourself and if you haven't done that by now, it ain't gonna never happen!"
How can I prove myself that I can do something in life?
It’s SIMPLE. Just an 8-step process. But it’s NOT EASY.So, here you go…Step 1: Figure out that “something”. It’s not easy. It takes time. One goes through a lot of mixed feelings and emotions when it comes to establishing “what do you want to be good at?” Keep searching till you figure out your “something”.Step 2: Now that you know your “something”, think about the capacity in which you want to achieve it. Be very specific from now on. For e.g, if you want to be an entrepreneur and want to start an online teaching portal of your own, you would probably want all the underprivileged children in the world to have free access to your study content.Step 3: Write down on a sheet of paper what you established in Step 2 in “Present Tense”. In this case, you may write “I am the owner of XYZ edu portal which reaches out to 2 billion people of the world who did not have resources to go to school.” The key words here are “I am”.Step 4: Paste this sheet of paper somewhere you can see every morning after you wake up, and every night before going to sleep.Step 5: Figure out each and every thing you require to achieve Step 2. All the things you need to know, the skills you need to acquire, everything. Take help from friends, close ones, relatives, people in that respective field, anyone. Never shy from seeking help. Ask.Step 6: Make a routine time-table to work hard on the areas you have identified in Step 5.Step 7: Follow the time table RELIGIOUSLY. This is something I read recently:“Work while they sleep. Learn while they party. Save while they spend. Live like they dream.”Step 8: Keep working hard.Work in a manner to achieve that “something” as if your life depends on it. Burn your boats. Just keep working hard.Result: You will be a successfully happy person in life.You are powerful. Always remember that.
Why do I always have to prove my intelligence to others? (race related)?
I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but I am a darkskin African American young woman. You don't know how many times my self worth and intelligence has been tested by other people, specifically within my own race. On jobs, I've literally had people test me just to see how "smart" I was over some of the most trivial things. Not to say it hasn't happened by Whites but it seems to happen MORE by those within my own race. Usually someone has planted a "seed" and spread some false information about my level of intelligence which leads to other people giving me a series of 'tests' just to see how smart I am; I've worked on jobs where I've literally had co-workers secretly watching me just to see how well I can do something ALL THE TIME. I've been purposely given half a$$$ directions only for me to figure out what it was they really wanted. I don't know if my skin tone has something to do with it; maybe there is some ignorant perception that darker women are slow or dumb or that they had bad experiences with many of the AA women who are employed but I feel that I am always jumping through hoops to prove my self worth and intelligence to other black people. When I am with my mother, people just presume she knows what she is doing, maybe due to her age. but with me, I not given that same respect. I don't know if its because I am young, my skin tone or just some racist preconceived notion because of my race/color can someone help me out?
Do you try to prove yourself to others?
No. It's sort of a filter, people who spend time with me know there is no reason to prove myself, I am what I am. Everyone who would require me to prove myself is a waste of my time anyway.
How can I prove myself to me?
Start off with loving yourself and accepting yourself the way you’re. Self love is the best form of love.Adopt a positive attitude.Surround yourself with dreamers and ambitious people. They will help you grow.Set personal goals and try to achieve them.Practice constant self improvement. Nurture yourself and believe in yourself a little more.Learn something new everyday.Work towards bettering yourself than what you were yesterday. Always remember, you’re your only competition.Cleanse your thoughts of all the doubt and negativity and focus on your goals. Say NO to profanity.Get involved in crucial conversations and master the art of conflict resolution.Work on your body language. This will boost your confidence.These are all I could come up with as of now. Hope this helps!