STOP WORRYING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE
With the rise of social media and everyone constantly looking at where you are at currently on vacation, who you are hanging out with, if your hair is perfect, how your body looks, how stylish your outfit is it definitely can become overwhelming. I had a really hard time learning this lesson growing up in a small town where everyone knows and talks about everyone. I was constantly worried about what other people thought about me. I’d ask myself if I could really be my true self and if people would accept me for who I am. Life is only so short, and I feel we waste a large quantity of it worrying about other people’s opinions of ourselves.
When I first started modeling I really had a problem with this. I was very insecure and I would worry about if I was posing correctly, if I was acting professional enough, or if everyone on set liked me. I was so worried regarding all of these little details that I wasn’t even just being myself. I should have been saying to myself: I know who I am and I know how to do my job, now don’t let other people’s opinions of me get into my head and make me be insecure at the surface. That is when I really started to be myself and started to work more when I was 100% real. I wasn’t worried about if people liked me or not.
I want to let you in on a little secret…people judge people all day. People talk bad about other people all day. You cannot control other people and their actions. Most people judge and criticize people to make themselves feel better about themselves or due to pure jealousy. Who knows the reason why people are mean to others, but we all have been guilty of it at one time or another. However though, the point is that if you are always worrying about what other people are going to say or thinking in their heads about you, then you will never be who you truly are, you will not showcase all that you have to offer, and you are limiting yourself from success. I find this really sad given that negative people are winning over you because letting them scare you down means they win. You will only ever succeed if you stop caring about other people’s thoughts. When you go about your day doing what you feel is right for you, wearing what makes you feel powerful, being the real person that you truly are deep inside you will become your best version of yourself.
When you go about your life only worrying about how you are doing in your path to success then you will be putting all your energy into your life, your goals, and your overall success. Putting energy into negative people is not only exhausting but detrimental to your happiness, determination, and drive. Now when I say don’t care about other people I don’t mean to just ignore and hate others, but don’t focus your energy and time on them. You do you, and not just in the fake it till you make it you do you. But really you focus on yourself, you don’t worry about what other people are saying about you, but you fully dedicate your time and energy into improving yourself your life and achieving your goals.