Sometimes I wonder who am I trying to impress and who are you trying to as well? Are our actions tied to our own self actualization or the self actualizations that we belief others expect of us? Could fixing our house, getting a fancy car, or putting in the extra hours at work be more of acts to get the approval of peers or these things we want? More importantly how can we truly determine the difference between the two? Here are a few (below) hints that might be helpful. Please share your own thoughts?
(1) Do you enjoy this activity or item when know one else is around?
(2) Would the satisfaction be much greater if others recognized what you have or done?
(3) Can you hold onto this memory or item after all the fanfare is gone?
(4) Could you get some of the same satisfaction if it was done anonymously?
It’s fine if some of your activities are done to impress others but in the end we must gain our own personal satisfaction for the successes in our life’s.