I’ve learned to enjoy proving people wrong. When someone tells me I can’t do something, it pushes me to show them I can. That doesn’t mean fixating on all of the “haters” in your life, making your travel plans to spite them. That’s an ugly way to live, and it also means that you’ll be going on someone else’s trip—not your own. There’s a difference between taking pleasure in spiting someone, and taking pleasure in exceeding expectations about yourself. The former is fixated on negativity, the latter is all about well-earned pride.
