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Someone came to me and then cried. He said that he is not being appreciated. Whatever
he does the boss doesn’t like him and puts him down. So he goes with great enthusiasm
into the boss’s room and the boss puts him down. Then he is hurt, he works so hard and
then he is upset so he is very frustrated about it. I told him that the problem is not
with the boss, the problem is his problem. He suffers from a low self-esteem and he also
has another problem and that is approval seeking. His first response to the Guru is that I have
not been appreciated. You are not like a pet animal, the pet animal needs to be patted
all the time in order to cheer the animal. You know that you are God and this is a world
of the Maya or illusion, you have to do a good job. You do it to the best of your knowledge
and ability. The second thing is approval seeking. Why do you have somebody to approve
you? You do your best and then just leave it. Approval seeking is a very bad expectation.
Then you won’t be happy at all, that doesn’t mean you close your eyes and say that what
I do is the best or my way is the highway but listen to the boss whatever he has to
say but not get frustrated about it but keep in mind these two things which are your low
self-esteem and then the approval seeking behavior, you will be able to change.