Let Me be the first to introduce myself. Let Me be the first to say, “I’m new here. How long have you lived here?” Let Me be the first to say, “If you ever want to go for a walk, let me know. Here is my number.”

When you let the fear of what people might think dictate your choices, you limit your potential and hold yourself back from pursuing what you truly want.

without even realizing it. But the fact is, there is one thing you will never be able to control. No matter how hard you try, you will never be able to control or change another person.

was spending too much time and energy managing or worrying about other people.

Your reaction is what tips the scales and changes the dynamic between you and someone else.

In this method, you’ll ask “why?” five total times until you feel like you’ve gotten to a much deeper answer

But you can always choose what you think, say, or do in response to other people, the world around you, or the emotions that are rising up inside of you. That’s the source of all your power.

Your Let Me era is here. And that means you must stop wasting your time and energy on petty, shallow, and insignificant things.

People will have negative opinions about you no matter what you do.