How To Decide The Value of People’s Opinions

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It’s impossible to go through life and not encounter other people’s opinions. They’re everywhere. Like mindless zombies coming to eat your brains, they’re continually looming, ready to attack.

And if you’re not careful, you’re going to get eaten alive. Ok — enough with the zombie analogy but you get what I mean. If you’re not wary of how other people’s opinions are impacting you or if they’re even serving you, you’re going to be in for a lot of unnecessary pain from undeserving people.

But don’t give up — there is a shining light at the end of the zombie-infested tunnel, and it’s this: you get to decide the value of other people’s opinions. I’m sure you’re well aware by now that you create your own reality. You have a lot more control over your life than we’re lead to believe. And you get to decide how other people’s words affect you.

The question is, how though? What does that process look like? We have to be consciously aware of people’s opinions, but what do we do with them once we have them?

Start to notice how you feel

Awareness is always the first step. Start to see how you feel after your mom makes a comment about the fact that you haven’t married yet. Notice that feeling in your stomach when your best friend comments on your “boy crazy”…