Welcome to Fit for Your Mind Friday, where I share an insight from me to you.

Others' opinions of you are none of your business. No, I didn't make that quote up. I don't even

know where I first heard that from. It's one of those quotes you

can find around lots of pages and on the internet. But it's always sort of stuck with me that

others' opinions of you are not of your business. You see, we hear these opinions all the time

in person. We see them written on social media. We see them written in emails.

Opinions. You're too old. That's a stupid idea. That's ridiculous. You can't afford that.

You're so flashy. No one would say yes to that. I would never do that. You better have a plan B. That's just too

risky. Why would you do that? Those are just some of the examples. You see, others' opinions,

they used to run me. I would ask for approval or permission on pretty much everything. It was truly seeking

approval as if I couldn't make a decision without having validation from others. And I would care

way too much what others thought. Is that you? Can you relate to that? So it becomes a problem

when it gets between you and your goals and your vision. Because if we're not going for goals

or stepping into our vision because of what somebody else said or what we think they might say,

then it's a problem. So how do you fix this? Well, here's what I did.

One day I asked myself, Natalie, whose life are you living? Who are you living for? I asked myself that

question. And I decided then and there that others' opinions are truly none of my business.

You see, others' opinions, they don't pay our bills.

They don't get us healthy.

They don't keep us warm at night.

They don't take care of us when we're sick.

They don't help us when we're feeling down.

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