Unfortunately, through the years, I found it far too common for people to be so dependent on the approval of others that they lose sight of who they truly are and become mere extensions of what they think other people want them to be. We are bombarded daily from a variety of sources, be it from the media, peers, politicians, employers, employees, family or friends. The list is legion. The results are that these people are more often in reactive mode. They react to implicit and explicit pressures placed uponRead More