Don't Sweat the Opinion of Others

How much energy are you wasting trying to please everyone? In his book, “Meditations,” Marcus Aurelius provides the following dose of realism: “At your death, at least one person will be happy no matter how amazing or saintly you lived so don’t sweat the opinions of others nor try to please everyone!”  How might you use this perspective in your favor as you move forward? Try this: during your very next interaction, make your goal to be as authentic as possible without worrying what the other person is thinking about you. Immediately after the interaction, journal about the experience.