Who's There?

I wrote recently about how sometimes I need to stand alone.  Others, for a number of reasons, are not available to assist me.  A true test of who I am.
But it occurred to me that sometimes others can actually be against me.
I have seen this in families who may have been successful.  One kid does not want to follow in the footsteps of running the family business.  They just do not have drive in that direction.  The drive may be some pursuit that does not make heaps of money.  Maybe a select few make a living in their pursuit, but for most it is a drive of passion rather than a drive to make a kazillion dollars. 
I read of one guy who was a successful businessman, but unhappy.  He took a different position (not as high profile and what to some would be regarded as a “lowly” job) suited to their temperament.  They had never been happier.
Not only can my motivation be misunderstood, but people who do not know me may be looking for me to fall.  We are famous for it in this country.  The “tall poppy” syndrome.  It is so easy to justify my lack of success by pointing to others who have attempted something different, and it has come unstuck.  There seems to be solace found in the familiar.
I have mentioned before how fleas were placed in a sealed bottle.  The fleas jumped to the lid and no further.  After a while it was possible to remove the lid and the fleas continued to jump only to the height of the previous limitation.  Freedom may beckon, but the security of the known has to be left behind.
A key for me is doing something because it is in my heart to do.  As is so often said it is better to try something and fail, than to try nothing and succeed.  Failure to me is to not give it another go.  I will always care and love, and I will always pursue my heart’s desire.
There will be those with me and those against me.  No matter.  When I want it and know it is right for me, I do it anyway.