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Here's your success mentor, Darin Hardy.

So, have you ever felt overwhelmed, stifled, or trapped by the never-ending judgments of

other people?

Maybe you've laid awake at night worried about what somebody was thinking about you.

Maybe you worried about how you'd be perceived at an upcoming meeting or party.

Hey, look, you're not alone.

Our society is obsessed with what others think of us.

The thing here is, though, the haters aren't out there.

They're all in here.

But first, why?

Why do we give a sh-t-hucky about what other people think of us?

What gave birth to this inner-hater that we all have?

Well, let's talk about the origin of social-approval craving.

We must journey back to 50,000 years BC in Ethiopia to understand this relentless

drive for social-approval.

Back then, being part of a tribe was critical to survival.

A tribe meant food and protection in a time when neither was easy to come by.

So, for your great grandfather to the 2,000th power, almost nothing in the world was more important

than being accepted by his fellow tribe members, especially those in positions of authority.

And his worst nightmare was people in the tribe whispering about how annoying or unproductive

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