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ValyrianJedi t1_j9013k3 wrote

What people think of me is literally like half of my actual business

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Fuzzy_Logic_4_Life t1_j9031ok wrote

I was going to say the same thing, peopleā€™s opinions of you is a majority of the job of being a leader. But then again good leaders own up to their mistakes.

So ya, let them watch you fall, and then let them watch you get back up and try again.

That is leadership, and peopleā€™s opinions matter.

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canwegoback1991 t1_j90cthu wrote

Na peopleā€™s opinions really do not matter. Hold yourself accountable and stick to your principles, and youā€™ll be covering the ā€œpeopleā€™s opinions matterā€ base all the time. Unless your a dumbass - then just become a sheep.

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Forever__Young t1_j90mh82 wrote

Depends what people.

Your boss, your wife, your parents, your family? It does matter what they think.

You shouldn't bow to their every whim, or let their opinions decide what you'll do every time, but pissing off those people or losing their respect will definitely have an impact on your life.

And winning their respect and admiration will definitely have a positive impact on your self esteem, family life and possibly finances, all of which correlate with good mental health.

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Talullah_Belle t1_j92krbf wrote

I think the down voters missed your point, ā€œHold yourself accountable.ā€ If you hold yourself accountable, you act in a manner that doesnā€™t violate or offend people. You have taken care of ā€œpeopleā€™s opinionsā€. Their opinions then donā€™t have to matter to you. I get you!

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canwegoback1991 t1_j931ls2 wrote

Yep that's what I meant. I think I just offended people with my last sentence, which is fine.

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Talullah_Belle t1_j93dvdf wrote

People choose to be offended when on some level they believe that statement. Iā€™m sure I will get downvoted too.

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_themaninacan_ t1_j916jfj wrote

I think a better take is that you wouldn't spend so much time worrying about what others think of you if you knew how very little time they spent doing so.

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dwhiffing t1_j91njgc wrote

I prefer it this way: You wouldn't worry so often about what people think of you if you realized how seldom they do.

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starjjong t1_j91ar31 wrote

yeah people have a really odd idea of what is and isnā€™t their business - if something involves or affects me in any way, itā€™s absolutely my business lol

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CaptainTripps82 t1_j92ae6i wrote

I mean not really. There's a whole portion of what people think about you that doesn't really have anything to do with you

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starjjong t1_j92n3wr wrote

yes, but what someone thinks about me will affect how they treat me whether what they think is true or has anything to do with me or not. therefore, it affects me, which makes it my business.

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