Prove Them Wrong

You will inevitably encounter people both professionally and in your personal life, who try to shine at your expense, and undermine you whenever they can. They'll deliberately try to hold you back and break your spirit. Be patient, keep focused on doing your very best, shrug, laugh, and bounce back. Over the long haul, you'll earn your colleagues' respect, your bosses will recognize your talents, and your true friends will reveal themselves, and if any of them don't respect you after you have given it a fair shot, go back to lesson number one: Be flexible, and move on. 

Prove'em wrong. Success is the best revenge.

Valerie Jarrett

Senior Advisor and Chair of the White House Council on Women and Girls