Take These 7 Steps to Quit Caring What Others Think of You

Do you really give a damn what people think of you?
Author of Stop Acting Like You’re Going To Live Forever, How To Raise Entrepreneurial Kids, and Ten Year Career, Jodie Cook, will provide a framework in this article to assist you go over overly caring and into a more free-spirited state of mind.
Now let’s get started!
Connect With The Appropriate Individuals
You’ve probably got one or two pals that you’re closer to if you hang out with a group of friends—and even if you don’t, there’s still hope.
However, it’s possible that your group members won’t extend an invitation for a solitary get-together. That’s alright, too.
One excellent way to help us stop caring too much about what other people think of us is to not strive to be everyone’s vision of “heaven.”
Next Steps:Consider the people in your life that you get along and don’t get along with, as well as fictional or famous persons. What characteristics and principles do these folks uphold? Look for shared interests to determine the kind of person you get along with.
Concentrate on the things you can control.


Reactions from other people are something we are powerless to influence. For instance, you might do a ton of research, write through many late hours, and then publish a book. But there’s always a danger that it won’t be to everyone’s taste.
What then do you do? Pay attention to yourself.
Yes, it may appear easy. But it’s sufficient to know that you’re doing the best you can and adding value. You are able to let go of things you cannot control because of that germ of feeling.
Step of Action:Get some paper and a pen. For the things you can and cannot control, make two columns. Cut the paper in half, then discard the list of uncontrollable factors.
Avoid passing judgment.
The majority of us are so adept at passing judgment that it has become second nature to us:
Observing an unfit person at the gym? Evaluation.
Observe someone excessively fit at the gym? Evaluation.
Have other drivers overtaken us? Evaluation.
However, because we make judgments on a daily basis, they become more significant than necessary. We also wind up passing judgment on ourselves. Rather, it could be beneficial to move back from it.
We perceive our judgments as existent, nothing more, nothing less, than something to be discussed or used as a basis for action.
When you act in that way, judgment becomes less significant in your life, and you also stop attaching value to what other people think of you.
“Letting go can sometimes be a far more powerful act than holding on or defending something.”
—Eckhart Tolle
Step of Action: Write down your favorite self-affirmations to recite to yourself every day. Try not to assign labels to the judgments and let them go.
Enlarge Your View
We have a tendency to “globalize” criticism of us, believing that a vast majority of others find us offensive. Instead, we should try to localize our issues.
When something is holding you back, try this exercise in zooming out:
Shut your eyes and picture yourself perched atop the structure you are currently occupying.
Next, picture yourself stepping out farther to take in your town, city, or neighborhood.
Expand your horizons and observe the planet; perhaps you find yourself on the moon or gazing down at Earth.
Examine the other planets and gradually pan out until the entire galaxy is visible.
By using this method, you may be able to recognize the smallness of your issues. This perspective-taking activity establishes a similar distance to what Elsa in the movie Frozen said.
It’s funny how everything appears tiny from a distance.
Save Your Vitality
Your life is your vitality, which is frequently swiftly taken away by others.
But we must guard our energy if we want to feel more approachable. Although it may seem difficult, there is a neat trick you may employ.
When you don’t want to “absorb” other people’s hurtful remarks, picture a jar over your head and let the criticism bounce off it without affecting you. Alternatively, visualize someone hurling a negative energy ball in your direction; however, let it fall without trying to catch it.
When someone throws a ball at you, you don’t have to catch it.
Utilizing visualization techniques has been shown to be beneficial; continue doing so on a regular basis to see the results.
Recall Your Motivation
What is my purpose for being here?
Knowing your why will often enable you to pursue it purposefully and without regard for what other people may think.
And you may think to yourself at the end of your life, “This was me.” I carried out this action. I accomplished everything that I was able to do.Alternatively, you may say to yourself, “I let others defeat my purpose and control my life.”
You should pay less attention to what other people say or think about you the more purpose-driven you are.
It Begins With You You will have more pride in your job and yourself when you begin to put other people’s opinions about you aside. And never forget that YOUR self-perception is the foundation for everything.