This is of course written from a North European standpoint where the “Jante Law” often comes into play. The law of Jante was written by the Author Aksel Sandemose in 1938. It describes a small rural town in Scandinavia and how the unwritten rules of the town keeps the individual down.

There are 10 different rules in the law, but they are all variations on a single theme and are usually referred to as a homogeneous unit: Don't think you're anyone special or that you're better than us. The 10 rules are:

You shall not think that you are special.

You shall not think that you are of the same standing as us.

You shall not think that you are smarter than us.

Don't fancy yourself as being better than us.

You shall not think that you know more than us.

You shall not think that you are more important than us.

You shall not think that you are good at anything.

You shall not laugh at us.

You shall not think that anyone cares about you.

You shall not think that you can teach us anything. “

It is damn difficult to make serious money if laws like this keep you down.

If you let laws like this keep you down there is no way you are going to succeed in your new venture. There are enough negative people around that can not do anything on their own, yet use lot of their time to try to break you down and make you feel less worthy of success. Do not let them set the agenda.