The Rachel Hollis Podcast 858: Pep Talk | You Don't Need Their Approval
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Jul 6, 2025 This pep talk focuses on the struggle of seeking validation from others. It highlights the exhaustion of chasing external approval and promotes the idea of embracing one's inherent worth. By sharing analogies, it encourages listeners to cultivate self-worth from within and recognize their inner value. The message is clear: true self-esteem doesn't rely on others but rather springs from acknowledging and loving oneself.
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Chasing Approval Is Futile
- Chasing approval from others is like chasing oxygen; it is exhausting and futile.
- True self-worth can only be built from within, not from external validation.
Build Self-Worth Inside
- Stop seeking permission from others to be valuable or worthy; it's unnecessary.
- Build your worth from the inside, so outside opinions cannot define or diminish you.
Garage Sale Painting Anecdote
- An old woman bought a $10 garage sale painting that was later worth hundreds of thousands.
- The painting was valuable all along, just like your inherent worth is constant regardless of others' recognition.