- In today's society, it
seems that almost everyone
is seeking external validation.
In this video, I break down the concept
of validating yourself and
the importance of doing so.
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I'd like to begin this video with a quote
by Dr. Steve Maraboli that really
sums up validating yourself.
He said, "The only permission,
the only validation,
"and the only opinion that matters
"in our quest for greatness is our own."
This is true for the
simple reason that our
quest for greatness is
exactly that, our own.
To evaluate this further, I'd like to use
an example everyone is
familiar with, Steve Jobs.
He's definitely one of the best examples
of the importance of validating yourself.
He once said, "Apple's
goal isn't to make money.
"Our goal is to design
and develop and bring
"to market good products.
"We trust, as a
consequence of that, people
"will like them and as
another consequence,
"we'll make some money.
"But we're really clear
about what our goals are."
Notice how Steve Jobs didn't say he cared
what people think of Apple's products.
He did however, have the
goal of bringing to market
good products and there's
no doubt he did that.
However, if he cared about making money
and about people liking Apple's products,
would he have taken the
risks with Apple that he had?
Under Steve Jobs, Apple
launched arguably some
of the most revolutionary products to date
of this century.
Most notably the iPod,
the iPhone, and the iPad.
Each one of these products
were massive risks.
Sure people ended up
loving them, sure they
contributed in large part to making Apple
the leader it is today,
but there is no guarantee
that this would happen when
these products were launched.
After all, they were innovations of which
the world had not seen before.
Steve Jobs validated his opinion.
Steve Jobs validated his
own quest and by extension,
Apple's quest for greatness.
As a result, Steve Jobs
succeeded in achieving
his quest for greatness.
So my suggestion to you is
to be more like Steve Jobs.
Validate yourself and
don't look for others
to do it for you.
Remember, other people
will only validate you
based on their views.
You have your own quest for greatness,
you have your own goals,
and the only person
that can validate those is yourself.
Learn from others, listen to others,
but validate yourself.
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Until next video, I hope
you get the most results
and return in your life.
