To Thy Self be True

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Published by Rachelle Disbennett-Lee
Thursday, July 25, 2002
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You and your opinion are the only ones that truly count. What other people think about you is really none of your business. And until you can read minds, stop worrying about what they are thinking. I've got news for you, 99% of what other people think about has nothing to do with you. We are all too wrapped up worrying about what others are thinking about us to think about what we think about someone else.

When people do think about us, most the time they are thinking about how what we do affects them. Several of my girlfriends, who have recently split up with their husbands, tell me the first thing people say when they learn of the breakup is, "Oh! I wonder if my marriage is okay." It doesn't matter what happens, the first place people are going to go is inward and see how it affects them.

At the end of the day, it only matters what we think about ourselves and what we did that day. As long as we don't do anything that harms others, then what we do with our lives is no ones business. It's your life, live it.

Coaching

Spend your time worrying about yourself and what you think about you. If you concentrate on being the best you can be, you won't have time to worry about what other people are thinking about you.

One of my friends was starting to get a few gray hairs and was thinking about coloring her hair. When I asked her why she didn't just go ahead and color it, she said, "but what will people think?"

"Oh for heaven sakes" I said. "Most people are too wrapped up worrying about their own gray hairs to spend any time worrying about yours."

With a little encouragement from me, she colored her hair. Several days after the dye job she called me furious. She could not believe it, but not one person noticed she had colored her hair not even her husband. Well, goes to show you, while we are off worrying about what other people are thinking and letting that stop us from living our lives, those other people are off doing their own thing not even noticing what we are doing. The nerve!

Are you not living your life because you are worried what other people will think?

Daily Success Formula

To thy self be true = Living you own life + Being the best you can be

Quotes

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice." Old Indian saying

"Promise yourself to live your life as a revolution and not just a process of evolution." Anthony J. D'Angelo

"Try to live your life so that you wouldn't be afraid to sell the family parrot to the town gossip." Will Rogers