This is a YouTube video titled "124: Others Opinions Of You Are None Of Your Business" created on October 18, 2019. The content is a motivational talk or personal insight shared by a single speaker named Natalie, focusing on the theme of disregarding others' opinions to pursue personal goals and vision without seeking external validation.
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. Now 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. Others opinions are merely a reflection of their own experiences, beliefs and missed goals. Others opinions, they do not help us achieve our goals. All that other people's opinions do for us, you know what they do for us? They distract us from our vision, our goals, our hopes and our dreams. Their opinions certainly don't protect us and they certainly don't help us. You see, anything is possible for you at all times. So do not muddy that belief because of someone else's opinion. Please be careful who you seek guidance from. This is something else I ask myself continually. I ask myself, does the person that's sharing their opinion with me, do they represent the type of person I want to become. That one question changes so much. Ask yourself, the person giving me their opinion. Do they represent the type of life that I want? The type of success that I want? If that answer is yes, then you can choose to take it on. If it's not, then remember others opinions of you are none of your business.
