Focus on Your Wants

• Don't let others dictate your behavior. Choose your responses to situations rather than reacting to them.
  
• Don't let others dictate your attitude. You can control your attitudes, responses and actions, but little else.
• Don't let others devalue your sense ...

"I have no responsibility to live up to what others expect of me. That’s their mistake, not my failing."

Feynman reminds us that we are not obligated to meet other people’s standards. We should live life according to our own desires, not oth...

People tend to feel badly about themselves when they feel powerless to get their needs met. 

Clarify for yourself what you need and don't expect others to fulfill your every want. What people, places, or experiences are must-haves to live a fulfilling life? What aspects of your life—if r...