Everyone has an opinion. And for some, those opinions can feel like threats. For others, those opinions can feel like a lifeline. Still for others, opinions are simply helpful thoughts. What’s your response?
There’s a good chance, if you feel opinions are threats or if you feel they’re lifelines, you care too much about what people think of you. It means your value and the value of your ideas relies on their opinions. This usually results in weak ideas or passivity.
The person who likes too many cooks in the kitchen is the person who has no idea what to cook. And the person who is threatened by others cooks in the kitchen is insecure in their own ability and their vision for dinner.
The appropriate response to opinions is merely to accept them, value them, and weigh them. If they don’t add to the equation, throw them out. They don’t have to become such huge issues in our lives.
For a people pleaser like me, this is easier said than done. One negative comment or one tweak to my idea often makes me feel that my ideas and my dream aren’t valuable.
But that’s a stressful way to live life. Opinions are no big deal.
So I ask you today. What will be your response to opinions? Will they matter too much? Or will you respond the right way?