“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” Eleanor Roosevelt
“When you say “yes” to others, make sure you aren’t saying “no” to yourself.” Paulo Coehlo
When you get stuck in the habit of being a people pleaser then that can have a sneaky and negative effect.
Not only on you but also on the people around you.
Because as you try to please the other people in your life:
You put on a mask and try to guess what to do while getting anxious and stressed.
You sometimes feel taken advantage off by others who use your people pleasing habit and you often feel out of tune with what you yourself deep down want.
It can also have an unintended effect on other people as they may see through your mask, start to feel your inner discomfort and stress themselves and get confused or upset because they sense you are not being honest and straightforward with them.
Sometimes because it’s Monday and you’re tired and would like another weekend right now.
At other times because it’s Wednesday and you are doing some boring routine work or you are being dragged down by negative attitudes around you.
So in today’s post I’d like to share my top 22 tips that help me to have and maintain a positive attitude while I work (and that often helps me in my private life too when things get tough).
Like millions of people across the world I’ve been a big fan of Dolly Parton for many years.
Not just for her great songs like Jolene, Islands in the Stream and Here You Come again.
But just as much for her often talked about kindness, positive spirit and her Imagination Library that mails free books to 3 million children each month to help them fall in love with books and to learn reading.
Maya Angelou was many things. A poet. A memoirist. A civil rights activist.
Like millions of people across the world I’ve been a big fan of Dolly Parton for many years.