One of the most annoying sayings to me is "I don't care what people think of me!" This saying has always gotten under my skin... now more than ever. I feel like the older I get, the more I realize that how people perceive you is important. What people think of you can affect you in so many ways. It can affect your reputation, getting a job, and anyone that you represent.
I for one am not too proud to say that I care what people think of me. If I am giving off the persona that I'm a slut, or a hateful person, etc...that's bad. That is something I don't want to do because I don't want people to think those things of me and the people that I represent... whether those people be my friends, people in organizations that I represent, etc. I don't want the bad name that I have made for myself negatively affect those around me.
So I watch my actions, my words, even my facebook posts. Believe it or not, people do read your facebook statuses and if you are on there swearing and talking about things that are vulgar and obscene then people who maybe don't know you extremely well or haven't seen you in a while will base their opinion on you of that. Is that right or fair.... probably not. But it happens and the bottom line is that it matters what people think. If people think poorly of you (people such as your friends, teachers, etc.) it could affect your personal and professional relationships. Reputation does matter and reputation is based a lot upon how people view you. So the next time you get mad and say "Well I don't care what people think of me...." think about how your apathy to the perception that others hold of you could affect you and those around you.
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