Any tips please?
I've come to realise that I have really low self esteem when it comes to friendships and my career.
I have lots of acquaintances but won't take that next step to friendship, having been really quite betrayed by someone in the past. It's like I have this wall around me and I can't open up or show any vulnerability. I won't let anyone do that to me again so I don't even give them the chance to get close enough to potentially hurt me. I feel like people don't really like me, they're just being polite, they want something out of me and when they've got it they'll move on.
I have a really successful business, it's thriving, I'm busy, I don't have much capacity to take on any more work, but I still compare myself to my competitors, wondering if they're busier than me, is their social media better than mine, will I lose business to them, are my clients following their work, will my clients decide to go to a competitor instead.
I know in the first instance, for the business thing, I need to drastically reduce my social media use but unfortunately I can't stay off there all together as it do need it for work.
Honestly I'm doing my own head in, it's exhausting and it needs to stop! I'd really love some practical tips if anyone has any?