There’s always something to suggest that you’ll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.

Rashad’s remark frames self-doubt and discouraging signals as a constant feature of ambition rather than a decisive verdict. The line “something to suggest” emphasizes how obstacles often arrive as insinuations—criticism, setbacks, comparison, fatigue—inviting a person to internalize a story of limitation. The “choice” she names is not between ease and struggle, but between accepting that limiting narrative or continuing forward despite it. The quote thus champions perseverance and agency: identity and achievement are shaped less by the presence of discouragement than by one’s response to it. It also implies that becoming “who you wanted to be” is an ongoing process, sustained by motion rather than certainty.