The truth is, caring what people think about you is being owned by them. The right people will love you for who you really are, and respect you for your thoughts.
More From Thought Catalog. Hidradenitis Suppurativa, I Forgive You. Get our newsletter every Friday! You're in! See you Friday. Follow Thought Catalog. It just means that my main goal is to impress myself and let other people think what they want. Whenever I see myself focusing too much on impressiveness, I try to turn that focus inwards.
Instead of going to the gym to look better for other people, I go to be strong, healthy and look good for myself. Turning those motivations inwards helps you ignore the shallow feedback from other people and focus on your deeper drives.
Learn More. Dressing for Yourself A friend of mine once told me that he dresses to look good for himself. Private Motivation Impressing other people should always be a side-effect of the way you live life, not the main goal.
How to Impress Yourself I strive to impress myself. Best Articles. Facebook Twitter Email Print. P revious Article. Full Archive. N ext Article. About Scott I'm a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, podcast host, computer programmer and an avid reader. There are some things you need to stop doing on purpose. Because if you do, it will kill your joy, contentment, and peace. Better, learn to love yourself more, and let go of the doubts you have for yourself.
If you do it for people, you will depend on people for your reward and justification. By trying to impress others, you start doubting yourself. You become more aware of your imperfections and even belittle yourself for not being the best. What do you get then, in attempting to impress others?
You can make them believe you, but you can never lie to yourself. Since you so focus on trying to impress others, you forgot to look around and see those who are worthy of your attention. Anyway, it is still best to be with people; you can be who you are.
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