Nick PerryFounder and CEO of 7 Figure Cartel

Nobody Hates Down — What Happens When You Start Winning

13 May 2026 · 0 min

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In this short motivational monologue, Nick Perry argues that people who criticize or "hate" you are actually motivated by admiration and envy. He explains that haters don’t try to bring you down because they are incapable of doing so; instead, they throw metaphorical rocks upward, attempting to pull you down because your success feels out of reach for them. Perry frames this behavior as a sign that the critic sees something valuable in you, but rather than being inspired, they attack it. The core message is to recognize that criticism often stems from admiration, and to use that awareness to stay focused on your own progress rather than being discouraged by detractors.

You'll never meet a hater doing better than you because just think about it, you don't see people throwing rocks down trying to bring something up. They're always throwing rocks up trying to get something down. So you have to understand, anytime somebody hates you, it is because they admire something about you that they think is too far out of their reach. So rather than being inspired by you, they attack you.