Signs That You're a People Pleaser

Everyone likes approval. It’s natural to feel good when people see you making important life decisions and they affirm you.

There’s nothing wrong with liking approval or seeking it but if you REQUIRE approval in order to feel good about yourself, or if someone’s disapproval puts you in a stagnant or immobilized place, there's a problem.

You’ve now stepped into the realm of people pleasing and the truth about people pleasing is this: it’s a no-win situation. You can’t please all of the people all of the time.

Signs that you’re a people pleaser:
1) If you don’t get approval, it immobilizes you
2) You drop everything to say yes to people, even when you want to say no
3) When you go out, your first thought is “What do they think of me? Are they talking about me?”
4) You don’t show people all of who you are for fear of rejection or ridicule
5) You change your plans, decisions, and perspectives as soon as someone disagrees with you

If you are a people pleaser (and we've all been there at one time or another), here’s the one thing you need to remember:

When you people please, what you’re really saying to those people and the world is this:
“YOUR OPINION OF ME IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MY OPINION OF MYSELF.”

Awareness is key. So is action.

Your new thought:
“What you think of me is NONE OF MY BUSINESS!”