Stop Taking It Personally — Take Back Your Power

Here’s the truth: Most of the time, it’s not about you.

It’s about them — their stress, their fears, their insecurities, their story.

People see the world not as it is, but as they are. Every interaction you have with someone filters through their experiences, their wounds, their assumptions. When someone lashes out, pulls away, or treats you unfairly, it’s tempting to immediately wonder, What did I do wrong? But the vast majority of the time, their reaction says more about their inner world than it does about you.

When you stop taking things personally, you stop giving away your peace of mind.

You stop handing your worth over to someone else's bad day, bad mood, or broken lens.

You take back your power.

You realize: I am not responsible for how others choose to carry their pain.

You realize: I can be kind without absorbing someone else’s chaos.

You realize: I don’t have to accept every projection thrown my way.

Imagine the freedom of living this way — rooted in your own truth, steady in your own energy, unshaken by the storms that aren't yours to fix.

This doesn’t mean you harden your heart. It means you honor it.

You know where you end and where others begin.

Their behavior? Their choices? Their moods? Not yours to carry.

Your peace, your power, your self-respect? Fully yours to protect.

The moment you stop taking things personally is the moment you step back into your strength — and start living more freely, more fully, and more unapologetically.

You deserve that kind of freedom.

You deserve that kind of power.

And it’s already within you.

Becky Shaffer

www.liveinconfidence.com