Opinions of others are not worth your future.

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Opinions of others are not worth your future.

Everyone has opinions, all the time. If we allow our life choices to be swayed by what someone else thinks is best, we hand them control of our destiny.

Many times other people genuinely know better than us, especially any expert in their field compared to our layman understanding of something specific.

We trust the plumbers opinion on the bathroom because he knows better than us in that field, same goes for almost any other expert. This goes without saying.

The problem starts when people outsource their plans to the voices of others. They get told “thats not realistic” or “nobody in our family has ever done that”.

They value the opinions of others more than their own, and they get led astray. Opinions are no rare resource, they’re everywhere all the time. we must discern.

Wise council is helpful and important for success, some opinions do matter more than others. A good rule of thumb is, does the person giving the opinion happy?

Do you look at their life and see the fruits of their labour? Are they successful living in a way that you would like to embody? If not, why take their opinions?

Too many people waste their lives never fully committing or trying out of fear of what others may say. Dimming their light so others don’t see them fully.

Afraid of the criticism if they try, give their best, and still fail. But those who ridicule people for trying often have never accomplished anything themselves.

You reflect their inability to expand. They see your courage and it reminds them of their weakness so they attack, criticize, mock, ridicule, or maybe envy and gossip.

Well they can keep their 2 cents, it’s not worth your time, your energy or your future success. We must accept we can’t control the opinions of others, it’s ok.

We keep our reputation respectful and non reactive, it’s not worth your energy, we’ve got bigger problems to solve. Let those with small lives focus on yapping.

So we must never hold back our dreams out of fear of what others may think. Let them think what they want, we’ve got lives to live, and goals to accomplish.

Are you ready to release the opinions of others? We are free to live to our full potential, we don’t need to carry opinions unless they’re positive and encouraging.