Why Other People Disliking You is Not Always a BAD Thing

You will never reach your greatest potential if you’re constantly trying to be all things to all people.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

What do I actually mean by this?⠀

Let me share a quick story with you. In High School, I used to want everyone to like me and when someone didn’t, it would shake me to my core. No seriously, it would literally throw me into a tailspin.

I would think about whether it was something I did or something I said to the other person and obsess about it. Not only would it occupy space and time in my mind, but I would also allow it to impact my mood for the entire day and sometimes longer.

I used to take other people's opinions about me very personal because I used to pride myself on being the girl who was friends with everyone in the school. The jocks, the cheerleaders, the hippies, the theatre kids, you name it. I always got along with everyone and had no designated friend group because I kind of floated around. I fit in with everyone, I thought, so when someone wouldn’t like me for whatever reason, it impacted me so much because I allowed this idea to become apart of my identity.

It wasn’t until I was older that I realized just because someone doesn’t like you doesn’t necessarily mean you did anything to make them feel that way.

Here’s the reality: If you can’t stand the thought of someone being displeased with you, you’ll be more likely to compromise your values which is something you should never do.

In order to avoid you compromising ANYTHING, here’s my one tip you’ve got to come to terms with early on: 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.

As long as you’re embodying your true authentic self, nothing else matters. If you stay true to yourself at all times you’ll be fine because you’ll be at peace with yourself. The only people who will be uncomfortable with this are the people who are still operating from their ego. So remember, if you want to grow, heal, and continue to evolve as a person, you have to let go of wanting to be liked by everyone.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀