empowering other people have power over you

Page 36 empowering other people have power over you. Giving other people the power to control how you think, feel, and behave makes it and possibly to be mentally strong.

— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)

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The third fault is handing your worth to the crowd. Care about what other people think, and you will always be their prisoner; give others the power to decide how you feel about yourself, and you have given them power over you entirely. If you find yourself forever spending fuel on how you are seen, your pride always needing defense, you are flying with a leak you have not yet found. — Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)

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