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Lessons from a Recovering Doormat
Why People Become DoorMats/People Pleasers
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
George Bernard Shaw said, “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.” Having DMS (DoorMat Syndrome) made me a People Pleaser who catered to others, with little reciprocation. People Pleasers don’t turn down requests or assert their needs. Do you want to stop…
You Can’t Buy Love
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Love isn’t a product, like shoes, or lemons. Yet people pleasers try to buy it with favors and being agreeable. I did whewn I was a DoorMat! And like many women, I was under the erroneous belief that if I catered to the needs of a guy I was dating, he’d want to stay. Women…
Law of Attraction in Action: Delegating Responsibility
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
This is post 287 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to manifest your desires.. I do it every day! Read all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series to see how. I used to own a summer recreation program. While I had an…
Get Rid of Your “Not Good Enoughs”
By
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
When I was a DoorMat, I let people walk all over me. I jumped to do favors for everyone. I agreed to do what other people wanted to do. Other people ran my life for me. All because I believed I wasn’t “good enough” to get my own needs met. My belief came from feeling…
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