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What People Think of You Does Matter
“People work for money but go the extra mile for recognition, praise and rewards.”
- Dale Carnegie
We are coming to the end of our series on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. In the most recent blog for this series, we looked at love and belonging. We saw how vital it was to have this through our lives. And that need can only come from others.
Well, here is another need that is essential for our fulfilment. According to Maslow, it is one of the highest needs we can acquire, and it is the need for esteem. If you believe you do not have to care about what others think, you may encounter a paradigm shift reading this.
What people think of you is more important than you think. We tend to see not caring about what people think as strong-willed and authentic. However, to ensure we receive esteem, we need recognition and praise from other people. After all, we can not believe we are valuable if we have not added value to anyone.
Esteem is the gift we receive for adding some value to someone. Esteem can be negative because many may get recognition and praise for bad things. For example, people who create content talking down other individuals will get praise from those who hold the same view.
