Who better than you can know how you feel? Who better than you can know what you like?
But you will always find people who will tell you what you need to do of your life or even claiming to help to guide you in your search for what is good for you. Remember that it is your responsibility to know you to affirm and believe in yourself.
How to believe in yourself and assert yourself?
If you've get used to do what people ask you without opposition, even if it annoys you, it may be difficult to reverse this trend, however, it is not impossible.
The first thing to do to believe in yourself is to find what motivates you to seek the approval of others. Indeed, often behind the urge to satisfy everyone hides to the need to be loved and the fear of disappointing, and to be rejected.
To successfully break away from these influences, you have to trust you. That is to say to learn to pay as much attention that you feel as those of others. You must find the rationale and meaning of your actions. That does not mean it should be close to others, but you need to know to distinguish between what you feel and what others feels around you.
Often, our environment has a tendency to project onto us their own fears and thus to limit ourselves. But to advance, you may make different choices than those who were done before. So this is your first step to know why you are seeking approval of others and recognize the value of your jugement.
Gradually, as you gain confidence in you, you will learn at your pace. Be aware that this step takes time, so it is important that you exercise patience and indulgence on yourself.
Believing in yourself must be learned, but you must be realistic, if you have learned for years to hide what you feel and take on you, it may also be some time to reverse this behavior. However, the essential thing is not the time you put that to achieve this objective, the key is to get what you want, and this could matter how long it will take.