In your journey to create a confident and powerful self, I'm sure you have had plenty of people make the quest pretty difficult. Who are these insecure people? Or are they jerks?
If you're trying to lose weight, they won't stop asking you to the ice cream shop; their treat. They insist it would be so much more fun than those carrot sticks and treadmill. "Who wants to go to the gym anyway? Everyone's so smelly, and you'll never lose weight."
Trying to quit smoking? That's the best. "You're always so grumpy now; I liked you better when you smoked."
Drinking? "You're no fun anymore dude."
Working on your confidence? Ooooh, that's the worst. You don't have the confidence to tell them what they need to hear when they begin criticizing you for TRYING TO BETTER YOURSELF!
What the hell are these people's problems anyway?
Who are these jerks?
Well, they're not.
They're insecure people.
And if your issue is confidence, they're worse than you've ever been. You have the self awareness to REALIZE that you need to work on how you see yourself. You know that you don't have the confidence you want right now, but you are looking for it in the right place.
Inside of you.
Those insecure people do not even know why they do the things they do.
It is common for insecure people to be miserable, and misery loves company.
That is the reason they are so hard on you.
People that are insecure do not like change.
They realize, somewhere deep down, that they don't like the person they are, and they don't like facing that fact.
An insecure person would prefer you to stay exactly the way you are (not because they like you that way, but because they like THEMSELVES how they are) and not change a thing.
They would rather not hear about you giving up smoking, because they only see how miserable they'll be when they have to smoke alone in the cold.
Insecure people don't appreciate you quitting alcohol. If you don't make a fool of yourself, everyone else will call THEM the alcoholic.
Insecure people don't want you to gain any confidence, increase you self esteem, and finally realize how much you have prevented yourself from achieving the things you've always believed you could, but were to afraid to attempt, because they are not that brave, yet.
So help them out, and come back when you need a little inspiration.
