https :// unsplash.com /photos/ fZ2hMpHIrbI Your Fear Of Looking Stupid Is Making You Look Stupid What other people think of you is none of your business. According to psychological research, the greatest emotional need is security. Who doesn’t want to be liked? Yet, trying to be liked and living in alignment with your goals and values often conflict. That is, if you’re trying to be liked by everyone. John Lennon once said, “Trying to please everybody is impossible — if you did that, you’d end up in the middle with nobody liking you. You’ve just got to make the decision about what you think is your best, and do it.” Wanting approval and needing approval are two very different things. We all want approval. But when you need it: You come-off as desperateyou say “yes” to stuff that clearly doesn’t resonateyou lack an internal compassyour relationships are co-dependent, one-sided, surface-level, and bound to fall apart at some future point Your need for ap...