Self-Esteem - Don't Let These People Influence You

by Jason Osborn

It's amazing how self-esteem can either be torn down or built up by the people that you are around. That's why it's so important to very carefully choose the people that you associate with. You see, these people can directly affect the way that you think about yourself. And, depending on the way you think about yourself, can affect the outcome of whether or not you succeed or fail in your life.

If you already have a low self-esteem, people who say negative things to you can absolutely crush you and make you feel even lower about yourself. If you don't have a low self-esteem, you still have to watch out for people who tear you down because they can say things to you that could cause you to create self-doubt and insecurities.

I love a quote from Mark Twain which, I believe, explains how important it is to surround yourself with great people to maximize your own success in life. Mark Twain once said, 'Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.'

This is why it's so important, not only for your success in life, but for your self-esteem. If you purpose to surround yourself with great people, they will encourage you and instill inside of you a self-confidence that is unreal. Think about it, if someone whom you see in your own eyes as being great encourages you and tells you that you have great potential, it makes you believe it because they said it to you.

Don't let people belittle you and tell you that you can't do something great in life. Get around great people that can help you and show you that you can be as great as you want to be. Life is too short to be surrounding yourself with people who will only belittle you and make you feel that you are worthless.

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