Other People's Opinions Cost Me Years—Here's How I Stopped | Episode 501

About this episode

Justin Alan Hayes discusses the impact of self-talk and how external opinions can affect our self-perception.

We spend so much time scanning other people for flaws that we forget to check the one relationship that shapes every single day: how we treat ourselves. Justin Alan Hayes gets real about self-talk, compassion, and the thin line between healthy pride and empty ego, then calls out how “harmless” gossip and people-watching can quietly train us to be harsher on ourselves than we’d ever be on anyone else. From there, the conversation turns personal and practical. Justin shares how Voices for Voic...

People in this episode

Host: Justin Alan Hayes

Topics covered

• self-talk
• compassion
• gossip
• ego
• personal growth

Keywords

• self-compassion
• mental health
• personal development
• gossip
• self-esteem

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