Become Empowered by Making Good Choices

Want to gain more control in your life? What have you been choosing for yourself?

Steps

Become more conscious of how you make decisions and choices. Do you make decisions with confidence? With unwavering trust in your own wisdom and competence? Do you ask others for their input before deciding? Do you ask others on a regular basis before coming to a final decision for yourself?
Ask yourself why you constantly look for validation. What is the motivation behind asking for someone else's input before a decision? This may be a good thing at certain times, but if it is done on a regular basis, then the reasons behind it are worth exploring, so that you can begin to trust yourself and put your power back in your own hands.
Remind yourself that you are a valuable, worthwhile human being. Your opinions are just as valid as anyone else's. And, when a decision or choice affects your life, then your opinion becomes that much more valuable. Why disempower yourself by handing over a decision that is important to you and affects your life-to someone else? When you do that you are literally handing away your power.

Do what you know you have to do, not what you think others want you to do. It is not always possible to please everyone.
Listen to your subconscious thoughts. Don't ignore your instincts.
Avoid self-pity feelings. Feeling guilty or responsible for others feelings only triggers your depression. Learn that your feelings are yours and you have control over them. Break the cycle and change your attitude. An attitude is just an idea of how you should feel or react in a situation.