First They Call You Crazy, Then They Call You Crazy Rich

At first, they’ll laugh. They’ll roll their eyes. They’ll whisper behind your back.

“Who does he think he is?”

“She’s delusional.”

“This guy’s wasting his time.”

And you know what? That’s good. That’s exactly what you want. Because history has a very funny way of playing out: First, they call you crazy. Then, they call you crazy rich.

The World Hates What It Can’t Understand

Most people walk around in a haze of “realism.” They do what’s expected. They stay in their lane. They follow the invisible rulebook society handed them when they were young, and they never, ever question it.

And then you come along. You, with your wild ideas. Your ambitions that don’t fit inside the neat little box of a 9-to-5 job. You, with your insane work ethic, your relentless belief that you’re meant for something more.

That kind of thing scares people. It makes them uncomfortable. Because if you succeed, it means they were wrong. And nobody wants to feel like they wasted their life playing it safe while someone they laughed at went out and conquered the world.

So, naturally, they’ll call you crazy.

Let them.

The Early Days Will Be Brutal

Here’s the hard truth: You’re going to struggle. Badly.

There will be days when your bank account is barely breathing, when your business idea feels like a complete disaster, when you question everything. There will be moments when the voices of the doubters—your family, your friends, society at large—start sounding a little too reasonable.

“You should just get a normal job.”

“Maybe this isn’t for you.”

“You’re just wasting your time.”

That’s the breaking point. That’s where most people fold.

But here’s the thing: The moment right before something works is when it feels the most hopeless.

Every “overnight success” was years in the making. Every billionaire entrepreneur was once a broke dreamer. Every legendary artist was once unknown.

They all had a choice: quit, or keep going. The ones who kept going? They’re the ones you admire now.

The Flip Happens Faster Than You Think

The most poetic thing about success is how quickly people’s opinions change.

The same people who called you crazy will suddenly act like they always believed in you.

The same family members who told you to “be realistic” will brag about you at family gatherings.

The same friends who made fun of your side hustle will ask you for business advice.

And it will all feel surreal—because it wasn’t that long ago that you were eating cheap ramen and doubting yourself in a tiny apartment.

But you’ll smile, because you knew this was coming. You knew from the start that people only believe something is possible after they see it with their own eyes.

The Lesson: Don’t Seek Approval, Seek Results

If you’re chasing something big, stop looking for validation. It’s never going to come.

Your parents, your friends, your coworkers—they won’t understand. They’ll think you’re wasting your time. And that’s fine, because their approval isn’t what you need.

What you need is results.

What you need is to outwork every single person around you. To sacrifice comfort today for freedom tomorrow. To embrace looking like a fool for a few years so that you can live like a king for the rest of your life.

And one day, when the doubters see what you’ve built—when they see the wealth, the freedom, the life you designed from scratch—they’ll act like they always knew you had it in you.

That’s when you’ll know you’ve made it.

First, they call you crazy. Then, they call you crazy rich.

The only question is: Can you survive the middle part?