The Only Person You Need Approval From Is You

You are the person that determines if you're happy or not. The sooner you stop chasing stamps of approval from other people, you'll be much better off. Instead of letting the joneses set your standards for yourself, it's time to set your own. You will get their approval as a by product of only needing your own approval. If you can train yourself to realize that other people's opinions don't matter and that failure really isn't that bad,you'll be just fine.