Success is virulent. Once you get the bug then it's in you.
The challenge for you is to decide not what is important, but what is most important and then focus your attention on that.
Share your aspirations only with those who will support you, not those who will respond with doubt or lack of interest.
Invest your energy in the things you can control.
Mix with positive-minded people as a means to tap into your unexploited potential.
It is never about who is right or wrong, it is about what is best.