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How to Stop Being a People Pleaser
Stop Being a People Pleaser
- Keep in mind that the people that now in adulthood surround you (colleagues, friends, partners) are most likely very different from the ones that influenced your anxieties during childhood.
- Be aware of the side effects of people-pleasing: even if you have good intentions, you are in fact creating problems by not speaking up more frequently.
- You can learn to reframe the way you deliver your messages, especially when it comes to difficult, sensitive topics.
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