Oh Mr. Emerson...

Emerson says that it takes trust in yourself and following your own path to be successful. You can’t let others’ impression of you or negative things affect where you are heading. To be successful you know to stay true to yourself and be a hard worker. I’m on both sides of the fence with his argument. For one, I definitely don’t think it is that easy. People’s opinion of you is going to shape your performance and if you completely ignore those, then you aren’t going to get far. Things in the past also should not be forgotten. What happens in your past makes you that much stronger. Sticking to the same mindset and staying true to your self is good, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t think it’s realistic. That would be like relying on yourself, and that is not possible. You have to have a support system in life, especially in order to be successful. Everyone, at some point or another, needs to have some guidance in his or her life. You need to have people and let them affect your life, or else you won’t know where you’re going or what is going on around you.