First, I would like to let you know that you were wrong. You were wrong about me. You were wrong about the things that I would or would not accomplish. I have an immense amount of potential inside of me. I have the potential for greatness and success which cannot be taken away from me no matter how hard you push to make me believe that it will. Even if I haven't tapped in to all of that potential, I know it's in there. I know that I have the ability and all that I have to wait for is the opportunity to let it show.
Secondly, I would like to say thank you. This may be the last thing that you would expect me to say to you, but I think that it is important to say. Hearing and seeing that you doubted me was one of the hardest things to deal with. It would knock me on my butt and even make me doubt myself at times. However, your doubt made stronger feelings arise in myself than just self-doubt. Your doubt gave birth to a new kind of ambition within myself.
This ambition wasn't and isn't just the feeling that I should do something. It is the feeling that I need to do it. Your doubt ignited a power and a passion within me. It makes me believe that I need to accomplish anything and everything that I can. The lows become times when I prove to myself how strong and capable I am. The highs present me with opportunities to overcome the doubt that surrounds me.
With every accomplishment I prove that you were more and more wrong about me. Not only do I prove you wrong, but I also prove myself wrong sometimes. There are things that I feel like I couldn't possibly do in a million years yet I still do them. So, while your doubt put the seed of doubt in my own mind I am almost glad that you did. This doubt is what has driven me so far so quickly.
Without doubt I would not understand how great accomplishment and success feels. I may not understand why you doubted me or what your hopes were in making that known. Maybe you hoped to hinder my self esteem or my ability to achieve accomplishments. Maybe you were jealous. Whatever the reason, I'm not mad. I'm glad that I gained the experience. Thank you for presenting me with a challenge to overcome because it proved to you and me that I am so much more than you thought.
