It's an important question. Approval is a wonderful thing. It's great when a spouse, friend, or family member says "You're amazing" or "You're doing a great job." We all love approval. But how do we know when we're approval needing as opposed to approval seeking?
The answer is clear: when you care more about what other people think of you than what you think of you and when their opinions (especially negative ones) inform what you choose to do, say, or how you behave, then you've got a problem. Why? Because when you base your life on the opinions of others, you turn over the controls of your life to them. You are now living life on their terms and not your own.
What's the solution?
#1- Make approval something you enjoy but not something you need
#2- Learn the statement, "What you think of me is none of business" and use it often
#3- Value your opinions of you more highly than anybody else and TRUST those opinions that you have of yourself. Speak only good things about yourself and trust that you ARE ENOUGH.
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