If enough people sitting around you telling you you're wonderful, then you start believing you're fabulous, then someone tells you you stink and you believe that too.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author notes that self belief can be heavily influenced by external opinions and feedback.
- In plain terms
- You believe what people tell you about yourself.
- What can you take from it?
- Self perception is often shaped by the feedback you receive from others.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Whose opinion influences you most?
- How do you build self belief?
Another view
Internal self belief can be independent of external opinions.
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