We are people pleasers and depending on your experiences that were predominant during your growing up years, it could be wrecking your life. It is very simple to fall into this trap, especially during times of trials and angst. If we continually feel that we need to measure up we will always comply with people to make sure we gain approval. People pleasers yearn for outside validation and their security is based on getting the approval of others. This focus on people interferes with your relationship with God and with others over time. There is hope and you can experience a transformation to end this morose cycle. "You can stop striving for acceptance, stop lying awake wondering if you’re good enough, and stop living under the tyranny of people pleasing," author Joyce Meyer wrote. Here are 5 reasons you have nothing to prove.