In Games of Thrones, Tywin Lannister tells his son Jaime, that a lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinion of sheep. He is mad that Ned Stark is still alive and when he asks Jaime why, Jaime tells him that it wouldn’t have been a clean kill. Tywin then tells Jaime that he spends too much time worrying about what other people think of him.
While it is natural to care about what others think of you, their opinion should never replace what you think of yourself. Here are some things to remember when you find yourself getting caught up in other people’s opinions of you:
- Not caring what other people think is the best choice you will ever make.
- What other people think of you is none of your business.
- Your life isn’t yours if you care about what others think.
- If you live for people’s acceptance, you will die from their rejection.
- Ignore people who think they know you better than you know yourself.
- If you care about what other people think, you will always be their prisoner.
- What someone else thinks of you is an opinion, not a fact.
- Stop letting people who do so little for you control so much of your mind, feelings and emotions.
- Caring about what others think of you is useless. Most people don’t even know what they think of themselves.
- The less you care about what others think, the better your life will become.
- Behind every successful person lies a pack of haters.
- People only throw shade on things that shine.
