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The Big Risk if You’re Seeking Approval from Other People

As human beings we crave acceptance and approval – to feel a sense of belonging and security.

It makes sense if you think about our primitive nature and history – the need to be in tribes/communities together, for safety and survival.

That seems to drive so many of us in modern life to go seeking approval and acceptance from others – be it our families, our friends, our work colleagues and employers.

Heck… we even go on social media and seek “likes” from complete strangers in order to get that sense of acceptance.

But here are the cold hard facts about living for the acceptance, approval or praise of others…

  • Yes, it feels good (we all like it!)
  • But, you can't guarantee you'll always get it.
  • And as long as you're attached to the acceptance, approval and praise of others, you're also equally attached to their judgment, criticism and rejection.

The powerful truth that I've personally learned over the years is this…

  • When people say nice things about me, that's lovely and it's just what they're thinking and feeling in that moment. It has nothing to do with me. It's none of my business. ????
  • When people say unkind things about me, that's unpleasant and it's just what they're thinking and feeling in that moment. It has nothing to do with me. It's none of my business. ????

If you live by the praise of others, you die by their criticism.

Everyone is simply projecting their inner experience into the outer world – be that positive or negative, be that praise or criticism. To live your life at peace and empowered here are 2 TIPS…

  • Don't take things personally – even when it's nice things (acknowledge the love the other person is expressing, and witness it with appreciation, but don't attach to it like an umbilical cord!). ????
  • Don't go looking for people to validate, approve, accept or praise you – GIVE IT TO YOURSELF. The only person's opinion who truly matters is yours. From your own approval, the world is your oyster and you can enjoy the good and detach the bad, forever free to simply be.

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B is a Spiritual Life Coach & Author with over a decade of experience working with clients online, both one-on-one and in groups, helping them to reconnect and align with their soul for a more purposeful, fulfilling, and magical life.

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