What Do I Want To Do With My Life? | Lewis Empire http://www.lewisempire.com/2008/02/08/what-do-i-want-to-do-with-my-life/#comment-4802 dcr Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:36:15 +0000 http://www.lewisempire.com/2008/02/08/what-do-i-want-to-do-with-my-life/#comment-4802 "Ignore them and they will go away" doesn't always work, as you said. You can't control other people; you can only control yourself. The trick is ignoring them when they're not around. Don't let their opinions eat at you when they're not around. When they are standing next to you, you have little choice but to hear what they think. When they are not around, you do have a choice. You don't have to dwell on their thoughts and opinions. It's not easy, but sometimes it takes practice to ignore those negative voices. “Ignore them and they will go away” doesn’t always work, as you said. You can’t control other people; you can only control yourself.

The trick is ignoring them when they’re not around. Don’t let their opinions eat at you when they’re not around. When they are standing next to you, you have little choice but to hear what they think. When they are not around, you do have a choice. You don’t have to dwell on their thoughts and opinions.

It’s not easy, but sometimes it takes practice to ignore those negative voices.

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