There’s absolutely nothing more pleasing than watching yourself do the things you said you’d do. I really value honoring the promises I’ve made to myself.
allow people to speak highly of themselves and admire them for it. you don’t know how long they spent questioning their worth before they finally learned to recognize it. what sounds like cockiness to you, may be the result of years spent rebuilding themselves from the inside out.
I used to be scared of narcissists. Until I realized they are the weakest, most insecure people, with fragile egos, easy to manipulate, all talk, and without any real friends, on earth! Don’t be afraid of them. They are weak spirits, easy to rebuke.
Meanwhile, the narcissist is surrounded.
Groups. Enablers. People who laugh along just to keep it going.
There's always an audience.
Always someone willing to excuse the behavior.
Minimize the harm.
Attack the victim on their behalf.
The victim is almost always hated for carrying it on their own.
Judged for being quiet.
Misunderstood for pulling away.
Criticized for choosing peace over chaos.
They don't have a crowd defending them.
No one validating their pain.
Learn how to survive without applause.
Most people give up too soon.
Science says you only need 17 seconds.
Neuroscience researcher Jeffrey Fannon explains that when you hold a single thought for just 17 seconds, something shifts in your brain.