If you really want to radically reduce stress, become financially free in life, then you must stop caring what people think of you.

Caring what people think of us is a programmed response that we generally receive in the early years of life. We are certainly not born with it, so it is passed on from our parents and society as a whole.

Caring what people think of us can be one of the most limiting factors in life and the key to the lack of success that many people encounter.

If we care what people think of us then we are always going to be moulding ourselves to the beliefs and values of others, so then we can never really become our true selves.

It can also create a great deal of stress because we are trying to fit into a box, and everyone has a slightly different box of what is acceptable to their rules.

Reputation is an illusion as everyone sees us slightly differently and some radically. We have as many reputations as how many people know us. The more people that know us then the more diverse our reputations will be.

Think of any famous person and you will find that not only do they have a raving fan club, but also a raving hate club. Even Gandhi has haters. I realised this when I posted a photo and quote from him on Facebook, and a number of Indian people commented that he is hated by many Indians.

So if you want to rise above mediocrity then you will have to lose your conformist self. It was Earl Nightingale who famously said:

              “The opposite to courage is not cowardice, but conformity”!

You see, we have no control over our reputation when we start to rise up above mediocrity. The only thing we have complete control over is our character and that is what we are better to put our attention on. Cultivate your character.

It is true that 95% of people never become financially free in their lives, even with all the incredible opportunities available today. The internet and online marketing has completely levelled the playing field.

It is the fastest and easiest way to become financially free that ever was. So why aren’t more people doing it?

The main reason is that we are not programmed for it. The school system indocrinates us with an old outdated paradigm, and for most it is hard for them to have conscious awareness of this, so they cannot break free from it.

It is outside the box of what many say is acceptable so if you care what people think of you then your chances of success are close to zero.

The truth paradoxically is that the only way to care deeply about people is to stop caring about what they think of you. When you let your light shine, then you unconsciously give others permission to do the same. This is the greatest gift that we can give.

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