The Difference Between People Pleasing and Love

So often, our behaviors are motivated by conflicting and competing objectives.

Love

Empathy

Compassion

Altruism

But just beneath lurks our hidden agenda.

People pleasing

Perfectionism

Conflict Avoidance

Worthiness + Approval Seeking

How can we tell the difference?

How can we identify what’s driving our behavior in a given moment — and intervene to redirect it?

Only when we know what we’re truly seeking can we ever hope to find it.

The Difference Between People Pleasing and Love - Middle Finger To Perfection podcast - Eff Perfect

HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK OF THE GOODNESS…

People pleasing comes from a place of lack, and love comes from a place of abundance.
— Jenna
When we’re motivated by love, we don’t need to compromise our values.
— Jenna
Shame is an outcome of people pleasing and perfectionism.
— Jenna
Tell the compassionate truth.
— Ashley

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE…

  • The origins of people pleasing versus the origins of love

  • The tension between people pleasing, boundaries, and values

  • What it feels like to give and receive love versus people pleasing

  • Tools for telling the difference between people pleasing and love

  • Developing your own personal commandments

LINKS

MFTP Episode 107: The Middle Finger Project with Ash Ambirge

Treat Yo Sound


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