Lewis Howes

And then I was doing it for free and I was leading big workshops.

I was just doing it as much as I can to overcome that fear of insecurity and not enoughness.

And this is what I want for you.

I want you to start overcoming the fear of needing everyone to like you, to say nice things about you, to think you're a good guy or a good girl, whatever it might be.

Instead, we want people to respect you.

We want people to respect you.

And it takes a few key things that you can do.

One of them, being clear with people.

being positive, creating boundaries, but also looking in people's eyes and connecting with them.

I'm not talking about being a weirdo and a creep and like staring at someone the whole time, but I am talking about being present with someone.

And if you aren't able to look in someone's eyes, it means there's something about you that you're afraid of.

You're not comfortable with self if you're not able to look at another person and just hold a gaze in a non-creepy way.

So the action step for this strategy

is instead of saying, sorry, can I say something?

Or excuse me, can I say something?

Or say, hey, here's what I think.

Here's what I think.

Short, clear, decisive.

Be direct.

You know, the person next to the person I was speaking to who interrupted didn't say, excuse me, I just want to add something real quick.