An Open Letter To Those Who Don’t Think I Know What I’m Doing

Chris Marchie
Jul 10, 2017 · 2 min read

I know what you’re probably thinking.

That I’m crazy.

A bit scared.

Stuck.

I’m here to tell you that I have felt all of these emotions over the past few years. The ups, down and traumas. The disappointments and the false starts. All of those regrets can funnel up inside of me and for a long time, a panic attack was the only way I knew to let them out.

But this is not who I am any longer.

When I wake up in the morning, I still work.

It may not be your definition of success, but I am killing it every single day. Money is not my objective. A full-time job with benefits is not my life’s meaning. H*ll, writing articles won’t cure my anxiety.

I’m successful because I’m pushing harder. I’m doing the things you say that you cannot do.

You see.

Life is full of choices. Choices that can be made and dropped in an instant. I live this way because I recognize I do not belong to anyone. Only myself.

So, no.

I do not honor your expectations.

I do not honor your falsehoods.

I do not honor your hesitations.

I do not honor your criticisms.

But I do honor myself. And I have given myself the right to commit to or remove myself from whatever I choose.

That’s right.

I will rise where you fall.

I will love when you hate.

I will swim when you sink.

And I will succeed where you fail.

Because soon, I will be at the top of the world.


One more thing.

There’s much more on my Medium page, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!

But one email unlocks it all.

Chris Marchie

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