【Haveyoueverchangedyourmindorevengivenupadreambecauseyouwereafraidofwhatsomeoneelsemightthinkofyou?Ifyou’reoftenworriedaboutwhatfriendsfamilyorevenstrangersinthestre】

　　Haveyoueverchangedyourmindorevengivenupadreambecauseyouwereafraidofwhatsomeoneelsemightthinkofyou?Ifyou’reoftenworriedaboutwhatfriendsfamilyorevenstrangersinthestreetmightthinkthenyou’reusingupahugeamountofenergyworrying. 36 Butthestepsbelowshouldhelp.

　　Step1:Askyourselfwhatmatterstoyou.

　　Maybeyoucan’tstandthegymbutyourbestfriendworksouteveryday.It’snaturalforpeoplearoundyoutohavedifferentvaluesfromyou. 37

　　Step2: 38

　　ThetruthisthatI’mnotthecenteroftheworldandneitherareyou!Mostofthepeoplearoundyouarefartoobusygoingabouttheirownlivestothinkmuchaboutyou.

　　Step3:Recognizethattheiropinioncan’thurtyou.

　　Thereareafewcaseswhereopinionswillmakeadifference. 39 Butthepeoplewhoreallymatteraregoingtoloveyouforwhoyouare.

　　Step4: 40

　　Youcan’tcontrolpeople’sthoughts.You’vegotnoideawhatmightgothroughtheirheadorwhy.Youcan’tpleaseeveryoneallofthetimeandthere’snoneedtotryto.

　　A.Dowhateveryouwanttodo.

　　B.Thisisahardhabittogetridof.

　　C.Youshouldmakeeveryonearoundyouhappy.

　　D.Sojustbeclearandhonestwithyourself.

　　E.Rememberthatthey’renotallwatchingyou.

　　F.Acceptthatyoucan’tcontrolwhatpeoplethink.

　　G.Forinstanceyourboss’sopinionisusuallyimportanttoyou.