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If Everybody Likes You, You Are Doing It Wrong

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 04.22.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: , Fear, Authenticity, Self Help, Anxiety, Special Needs Children, Positive Psychology, Barriers to Action, Motivation, Giving Cave, Joy, Ben Michaelis, Fearless, People Pleaser, Giving Tree, Depression, Authentic You, Liking, Emotional Wellness, People Pleasing, Peeople Pleaser, Healthy Living News
Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.

If about 85 percent of the people you meet like you, you are probably doing something right. In contrast, if much more than 85 percent of the people you meet like you, you are probably doing too much to get along.

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Are You A People-Pleaser? A Healthier Approach To Friendships

Kathryn Lamble | Posted 12.18.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Healthy Living News, People Pleasers, People Pleasing, Emotional Wellness, Becoming Fearless, Healthy Relationships, Healthy Friendships, Conscious Relationships, People Pleaser, Friendship Advice, Sense of Self, Relationship Advice, Healthy Living News
Kathryn Lamble

Trying to solve your crappy self-worth through outside approval is a race you're always going to be running at half-speed. When the outside approval dies down, that's the discomfort you have to sit with. That's the "you" you have to learn to love.

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STOP the Obedience Insanity

Nancy Sherr | Posted 11.27.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Women's Empowerment, Self-Esteem, Courage, Midlife, Reinvention, Approval, People Pleaser, Seeking Approval, Pleasing Others, Fifty News
Nancy Sherr

We cannot get through life without someone expressing their opinion about what's best (or not) for our life. Opinions are not the problem; everyone has them, and it's actually healthy to express them. But what's not healthy is allowing other people's opinions to dictate the decisions we make.

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Why I'm Trying Not To Be Such A 'People-Pleaser'

HelloGiggles | Posted 04.04.2012 | Women
Read More: Being Liked, Too Nice, Helping Friends, Relationships, Relationships With Friends, People Pleaser, Relationships With Lovers, Helping Others, Women News

In the month of March, I went on a string of first dates and talked to a lot of guys who didn't even make it to the first date. Some were funny, like ...

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It's Nice to Say "NO!"

Daylle Deanna Schwartz | Posted 09.13.2011 | Women
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Daylle Deanna Schwartz

I was recently at a motivational event for women. The speaker asked people in the audience to share something special they'd done. One woman said she ...

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Are You A People Pleaser? Take The Quiz And Cure Yourself!

Eli Davidson | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Stress, People Pleaser Quiz, Tracy Flick, The Balanced Life, People Pleaser, Barak Obama, Eli Davidson, Stress Reduction, Healthy Living News
Eli Davidson

Maybe there is something in the Kansas water that is the love potion of mixed marriages. Like Barack Obama, I am a half-breed. Growing up as a Quew ...

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