I don’t care what you think. Sometimes in life we care too much about what other people think and fail to see the value that we have in life. Today we discuss 16 quotes that teach us to focus on our value and disregard the naysayers.
[callout]This episode originally appeared on the Family Before Fortune Podcast which is now the Modern Leadership Podcast. To listen to Modern Leadership click here. To see the Family Before Fortune Podcast archive click here.[/callout]
Episode Summary: I Don’t Care What You Think
16 Quotes on being yourself:
- You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing. – Richard P. Feynman
- Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. – Lao Tzu
- I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself. – Michel de Montaigne
- Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss
- Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will. – Suzy Kassem
- Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. – Oscar Wilde
- Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. – Steve Jobs
- I don’t care what you think about me. I don’t think about you at all. – Coco Chanel
- Believe in yourself and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe with you. – Cynthia Kersey
- When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I do, then I’m already better than them. – Marilyn Monroe
- I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people that dream and support and do things. – Amy Poehler
- You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do. – Olin Miller
- People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not. – Wayne Gerard Trotman
- Most people just want to see you fall, that’s more reason to stand tall. – Emma Michelle
- There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. – Aristotle
- When I was growing up I always wanted to be someone. Now I realize I should have been more specific. – Lily Tomlin
Book on The Shelf
[callout]Get Abundance: Why Your Future is Brighter Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis[/callout]
Learning From Leaders
[shareable cite=”Jack LaLanne”]You just can’t dream your way to success[/shareable]