How not to get impressed by other people?

Question

What you do to keep yourself on top and not be impressed by some stranger!

mitzykitty1 · Accepted Answer

I actually just experienced the ultimate exercise in maintaining cool in the presence of super cool this past weekend. I was given the opportunity to attend the Juno Awards (Canada's answer to the Grammy Awards) as a student journalist. It was my very first opportunity to gain powerful experience as a member of media, and I ended up spending almost the entire weekend sitting in rooms with people who I will one day call my colleagues.

On top of that, I was able to interview and speak with a number of extremely popular musicians, artists and performers, some of which are well known and love well beyond the Canadian boarders. I got to chat with Simple Plan and Blue Rodeo about their fans. Not once did I see Deadmau5 with his trademark helmet on - instead I was treated to the opportunity to get to see exactly what Joel Zimmerman looks like. I interviewed one of my absolute favorite artists of all time over the phone. I hung out with these guys ( link ) at an after party I didn't realize was going to be that kind of after party until I got there.

How did I get through it? I just made sure to treat everyone with the same amount of respect as I give my best friends. I received every ounce back, and made a couple of amazing contacts along the way. :)

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

There's nothing wrong with being impressed by someone!  It's a good thing, actually.  There is something that your question made me think of, and I don't know if this may be actually what you meant or not, but I feel that it's useful information anyway.  I tend to gawk... and so the way that I cover it up is that I wear sunglasses.  It really only works when I'm outside, since it's kinda weird to wear sunglasses inside, but basically I can morph my face into being emotionless, and I don't have to worry about my eyes, or staring at people I like/am attracted to.

madmisskelly · Accepted Answer

Im gonna go with what the others are saying and say that it is just fine to be impressed by others.

Its much better to be happy for other people's achievements and wish them well. Understand that it doesn't make them better than you and you succeeding doesn't make you better than them. Its not a competition, remember that. Even if you WERE competing for the same job, the stranger is more than likely no different than you are. Just be gracious and happy for others rather than try to compete with them.

honeyltsme · Accepted Answer

The way I look at it, surest way to stay near the bottom is to try to avoid being impressed by someone objectively better. To what end? Protect one's fragile ego?

I suck. I suck every day in a million ways. A lot of the time I suck even at the very thing I am focusing on right now and proudest of. I need to accept it as a present state if I am to be on any kind of an improvement path - and I want to race that path to eventually be able to blow people's minds with what's possible in my field of endeavor.

When I meet any talented and successful master in my field, I absolutely am impressed - the important thing is to use that feeling constructively.

ReevesIMB · Accepted Answer

that's a very hard thing to do. but you must accept that you will never be that person at the same time. its like no one will ever be like bruce lee, elvis presley. and that's a fact. you have to be the best you can be, and that my friend comes down to having tremendous self belief in yourself. bruce lee, arnold Schwarzenegger all these greats did, that's makes them different from you and i.anything else. sometimes genetics plays a role. but most of time its self belief i95% of the factor.

OpenClose · Answer

The only thing you gain by not being impressed by people is more difficulty in being happy with those around you.

For those of us who are easily impressed, it's just that, it's easier to make us happy. So it doesn't take much to lift our day, as opposed to someone with too high of standards who will wait ages to see something that puts a smile on their face.

souka · Answer

well the key here is to be fully impreced by your self  once you love and respect and have confedence in your self the others seems nothi to you I said this by experience I had the same prob still but working on it good luck

Yriuqni · Answer

Well I guess it's impossible .. Even the most confident person would get impressed sometime by someone else.. it's normal you know. But if it happens way too much and for way too long then you should get alarmed.. and the only way to overcome this is build your own self confidence :) .. and the procedure for that differs from person to person

ayelen · Answer

You have to realize two things:

1) the other person has also failures or things where she's not that good at

2) you also have your qualities and maybe there are some things that you do better that the other person, find these qualities

TheRealAttila · Answer

Why wouldn't you want to be impressed by people? Hell I don't keep people in my life unless they can push and impress me everyday. I'm a musician, so instead of being bitter that I'm not the best, I talk to the people who I look up to and learn their methods.

Confused614 · Answer

Yea as others have said there's nothing wrong to be impressed with someone. If you are impressed that often maybe you need to step your game up but trying to be not impressed with what other people are doing is a waste of time.

dx021 · Answer

a belief that you are somehow amazing and everyone else is nothing is inane

be impressed by impressive ppl. learn from them. amazing people aren't persona - they're the end result of lots of hard work, effort and desire.

Yuriy · Answer

Yeah pretty weird question. I mean there is nothing wrong with being impressed by an another person. Personally I love people who can write and spell well ( like make their writing flow smoothly).

drummerdude25 · Answer

What's wrong with being impressed by other people? lol  Everyone is unique in certain ways and we should embrace that and appreciate what others bring to the world...

crazybastard · Answer

just dont. every person has his/her own life and you can never compare those. if you are impressed by the looks, things he/she owns that's just stupid. if you are impressed by academic achievements or work achievements that just means you are a hard worker and you wanna be like that one day. its OK to look at other people WHILE  doing something with yourself. it is not OK if you are just looking at them not sit and pray to become successful.

aMuse · Answer

I don't understand... Why would you be randomly impressed by a stranger you know nothing about and has done nothing admirable? =S Can you explain?

Iwantvictory126 · Answer

Just put in mind that you're better, you're not just exerting your maximum effort :)  trust me, It's true. BELIEVE IT. cause you're good by nature.

Freetobe007 · Answer

Sometimes I'm impressed by others and that doesn't bother me. I see no reason to not want to be impressed by others.

ReevesIMB · Answer

watch on YouTube rocky and son talking. rocky is wearing a red suit or jacket, its inspiring.

Anonymous · Answer

have confidence in yourself...no matter how impressive the stranger is

zagor · Answer

I just think of politicians and how unimpressed I am with the lot of them.

yesthisisme · Answer

Do you mean being jealous of the other person.  There's nothing wrong with being impressed by someone, its being jealous that does damage.

raptor · Answer

Become inspired

Anonymous · Answer

Confidence.

Anonymous · Answer

believe in yourself

Anonymous · Answer

Don't look I guess.

SweetAsSugar15 · Answer

CONFIDENCE !

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