“Someone else’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality
You can embrace it, you can respect it, you can act on it, but it doesn’t have to become a part of who you are and it doesn’t have to damn you to anything”
Les Brown ‘Live the Dream‘
“When someone criticises you, stop them and thank them as you can grow from that. However if it is purely negative, you should thank them for sharing their opinion but acknowledge that you cannot grow from it. Reject it and walk away.”
Tony Robbins ‘Awaken the Giant Within’
I have always been so affected by what other people say, by their possible perceptions of me.
It’s limiting and frustrating and stressful.
I am trying so hard to stop worrying about what other people think and focus on what is best for me.
Having said that, it’s not easy because other people are so much a part of life, especially family. I suspect that many of us bend over backwards to try to accommodate other members of our kin and yet still get labelled as bad boys and girls because it is just impossible to please everyone.
I have no answers other than ‘Fuck ‘em’ but that just won’t do either…
Something I try, very hard, to do as well!
I know all about this. That little inner voice (I call mine ‘Nemo’) just feeds and growns on negative criticism. What I found helps is to recognise that little voice for what it is and not ignore it but challenge it and face it down.
“It makes no difference, what you think about me – it makes a whole lot of difference what I think about you.”
King Crimson
Big hug, nitebyrd x
Absolutely FC! Little Voice needs to be told to mind its own business because it’s a moron! :)
Loving this, 63 mago!