Be Yourself

Become independent of the good opinion of others.  

-- Abraham Maslow

I think this is one of the toughest things I have ever tried to do. Imagine not caring at all what people think of you -- good or bad. Maybe that is too impossible to do, but wouldn't we be so much freer to be ourselves? Wouldn't there be a lot less comparing ourselves to others and thinking we are either way better than someone (probably not true) or a miserable failure (also probably not true)?

So this is my challenge to myself and to you. Be aware of how much of your behavior and your attitudes are affected by what you think others will think of you. Become independent of the good opinion of others.