No one can make you feel inferior without your permission:
It is easy to blame how we feel on others. It allows us to take the pressure of responsibility off for a while. The problem with that is you have a choice in how you perceive what is happening. And when you realize you have a choice in what you make things mean, you realize you also have a choice in how you feel and how you respond. The next time a person or situation “makes you” feel small take a look at what you made about it…and then make up a more empowering meaning. “No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt Why is believing in yourself important? If you believe in yourself, why should the opinion of someone else matter to you or your self-value? Yes, it’s nice to have the approval of certain people in your life, but if you don’t get it, you have to decide if you believe in yourself, or if they (and their opinion of you) is more important. Now I don’t want you to think that I feel that believing in yourself ...