Involuntarily, I play into the roles defined by entities around me. By entities, I mean specific people, institutions, cultural groups, family, or society at large. I have a feeling that entities expect me to be a certain way, and I conform to that expectation to be a part of the in-group. Yet, each of those entities is projecting their own subjective view of reality, so I should be careful with accepting even very convincing advice from anyone.
The more powerful the entity, the harder it is for me to inspect their advice objectively. It’s actually virtually impossible to just resist a strong emotional appeal of such advice. The only solution is to override it with a stronger emotion. An emotion stronger than fear of judgment or rejection is the desire to realize my full potential to deliver the most value to the world. So I tell myself:
“Others don’t see me for who I am capable of becoming. They see me for who I’ve been so far. If I rely on that evaluation of myself as the direction for my life, I will never achieve my true potential. To reach the full expression of myself, I need to not listen to anyone and persist with my vision, because at the end of the day, I am the only one who truly knows. “
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