Other people's opinions of you are none of your business.
Mindsets are contagious. So choose the people you populate your life with extremely well.
The quickest way to grow the sales of your business is to grow your people.
Commit to Excellence. Become massively innovative and wear your passion on your sleeve. They might call you different or weird or even crazy. But please remember, every great leader (or visionary or brave thinker) was initially laughed at. Now they are revered.
If you're not uncomfortable on a daily basis, you're not making much progress.
Challenge serves beautifully to introduce you to your best - and most brilliant - self.