A motivated person must have deaf ears to not listen to what they say, rather it is necessary to be strengthened, and understand that each person has their own way of seeing things.

I'm 100% behind you in terms of "being motivated and ignoring the naysayers who may try to bring you down", but there is also a danger with being deaf to all. We touched on this briefly in a previous post for WOTW about persistence and we talked about how being persistent blindly, without thinking clearly of your destination, can sometimes cause you to waste energy and more importantly, time.

"Getting motivated" is also another issue and that usually stems from a wide range of external factors as well as how your inner thinking performs. We're complex creatures, that's for certain, lol.