Stop Worrying about what Other People Think

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Published by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Friday, July 12, 2002
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It is amazing how much energy we can put into worrying about what other people think. There is nothing we can do to control the thoughts of other people. No matter what we do, people are going to think what they want to.

Coaching

I recently had someone ask me what I thought someone else thought. Actually what I thought, and I expressed this, was that it was strange that this person was asking me what someone else thought. No one knows what someone else is thinking. Most of us barely know what we are thinking, let alone figuring out what someone else is thinking. If you really want to know what someone is thinking, ask him or her. If you don't want to ask, then forget about it and worry about why you are so concerned about what others are thinking.

Why do you care what other people think?

Daily Success Formula

What other people think = Not your concern

Quotes

"A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion." Chinese Proverb

"Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions." Zen Proverb

"Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion." Charles Kuralt

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are." John Wooden