5 Truths That Will Help You Learn How to Stop People-Pleasing

What would be possible in your business (or life) if you knew how to stop people-pleasing?

You’d feel less overwhelmed in your business. You’d be a happier person, too, in the long-run. And you might not even realize all the negative consequences that people-pleasing has on various aspects of your life. (Or maybe you’re painfully aware but just can’t seem to stop it)!

What you need is the real truth behind your people-pleasing tendency... a big picture view, if you will. I’ve discovered something that sheds light on this and am excited to share it with you on Time to Level Up.

What I discovered was a book by Amy Morin. Morin is a licensed clinical social worker and author. And in her book 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do, she discusses truths behind people-pleasing that offer an opportunity for you to finally break the habit.

In this episode of Time to Level Up, you’ll learn Morin’s five truths about people-pleasing and how the effects of it can show up in your life or business. I’ll also teach you four things you can do right now to get out of any people-pleasing tendency you’ve developed.

2:29 - What people-pleasing is really about

3:48 - Truth #2: the likability and respectability factor

4:45 - Why annoyance doesn’t equal dislike

7:07 - Why it’s not worth getting people to like or respect you

8:50 - The last truth that will help you eliminate your people-pleasing habit

10:12 - Four things you can do to get a handle on people-pleasing tendencies

17:08 - A personal and professional example of how I learned to stop people-pleasing

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13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do by Amy Morin

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