Stop Caring What Others Think
Grant Cardone
Private Equity Fund Manager & Real Estate Investor ?$4.5BAUM ? Cardone Capital ? Cardone Ventures?10X Health System ? Author ? Cardone Vets ? Cardone University ? Entrepreneur | Text (305) 574-9093
Everyone cares what others think, at least to a certain degree.
I’ll admit it—I want others to like me. Don’t you?
Nobody wants haters.
But some people have thicker skin than others, meaning they can put up with criticism BETTER than those who can’t stand the idea of someone NOT liking them.
How much do you care what others think?
Maybe you say you don’t care, but in reality, you’re showing off on social media posting selfies and anxiously waiting to see who “likes” it.
Maybe you say you don’t care, but you won’t even ask for a sale to a potential client because you’re so concerned about coming across as “pushy”.
We all care what other people think—but some people are more readily able to push that desire to be liked aside in order to get DONE what needs to be done.
Think about this:
Wilt Chamberlain used to be one of the best basketball on the planet.
Towering over 7 feet tall, one of the only things he struggled with on the court was shooting free throws.
A “free throw” in basketball is a shot a player takes when they get “fouled” by another player and they shoot with nobody trying to block their shot or trying to stop them by playing defense.
Wilt Chamberlain tried everything to shoot free throws better—even going as far as seeing a psychiatrist.
For one season Chamberlain finally tried “shooting underhanded”…which is not the norm because it looks a little silly to most basketball players.
In fact, most men make fun of the underhand shot because it’s like how your grandma might shoot it.
But…Chamberlain had his best season shooting foul shots.
“I felt silly, like a sissy, shooting underhanded.” Wilt Chamberlain
The next season, he stopped. He began shooting overhand again…and his free throw percentage shrank DOWN again.
He abandoned what was working because of what other people thought.
And he let their thoughts dictate HIS thoughts.
Shooting granny-style, or underhanded, has actually proven to be a very accurate way to shoot free-throws…But players almost NEVER use it.
Why?
They care what others think.
So, let me ask you today:
What are you NOT doing because you care what others think?
What could you be doing that may be socially unusual or even frowned upon, but would actually do wonders for your brand and business?
Think about that this holiday weekend.
Be Great,
Grant
CEO of CardoneCapital, international speaker, entrepreneur and author of The 10X Rule & creator of 21 best-selling business programs, Grant Cardone owns & operates seven privately held companies and a $1.4B portfolio of multifamily properties. Named the #1 marketer to watch by Forbes Magazine, Cardone is also the founder of The 10X Movement & The 10X Growth Conference, the world’s largest business & entrepreneur conference.
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4 年Amen to that brother!? I take this action as a sign of weakness.? Haters will always be there waiting to take jabs from the sideline.? It only affects you if you allow it to.? Be like water my friend.??
The worlds is changing, the impact of social media has so much influence on today's standards, before the massive impact of social media the negative impact a hater had was minuscule water off a ducks back to be fair. Today people rely so much on the standards of social media what people see them as, the internet can be used for negativity or for positive interactions, we choose which one, people need to learn not to act on emotions with out the benefit of intellect. certain things you can control certain you cant you choose to react in what ever manner you do.? Control your emotions you control how you react, that is? when people have no hold over you, you're in control your free to be as you want and not be constrained to the social acceptance standards of today , let the haters hate, they are the ones who will be applying to you for work soon.? ? ?
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4 年Absolutely right!It's one of the negative emotions that keeps folks down from achieving their desired objectives in life..
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4 年Hang on!!! The greatest free throw shooter in NBA history is Rick Barry. He shot over 97% in over 1000 attempts, and he shot every one of them underhanded. All of them. Not only did he not care what people thought, he leveraged their disbelief into his advantage. Now that is playing at the next level!
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5 年Awesome!