The ego’s identity is very shaky! It is constantly searching for approval from the world. Notice when you are tempted to use people-pleasing in order to feel liked, or feel good about yourself. The only way that you can be free of people-pleasing is to get down to your underlying beliefs and assumptions. These beliefs are underneath the stream of thoughts that happen on the surface of your everyday life.
Watch the thoughts moving in your mind. Accept responsibility for these thoughts and your state of mind. When you first start taking notice and responsibility for your state of mind, you face a lot of guilt. But you are not responsible for the error, but for receiving the correction of the error. This is true Atonement.
The world is projected from your mind. Underneath all this are all the beliefs that keep us enrolled in the error instead of the Atonement. Desire is at the core of everything, but beliefs are about engaging in the world outside ourselves. You get a lot of opportunities on a daily basis to let the Spirit help you navigate your mind and the world that is projected from your mind!
You think you need approval from this world, but actually integrity is your greatest need; to be clear about what it is you really want. Honesty is your gift to your brothers. Truth is life’s gift to you, which is a mirror of your own desires.