Before Their Opinions Got In
Who were you before anybody had an opinion about you?
In this episode of She’s Ready for More, Amanda Justice gets deeply personal about the moment someone close to her said something that changed the way she saw herself — and how she spent years rearranging herself around words that person probably forgot they ever said. This episode is for the woman who has been living an edited version of herself and does not even fully realize it. The auditions are over. It is time to stop performing for people who are not even in the room anymore.
Timestamps
Welcome & The Opening Question
(00:00:12) Before we get into anything — who were you before anybody had an opinion about you? Amanda invites listeners to go back to one specific moment that changed how they saw themselves.
Amanda’s Personal Story — I Love You But I Don’t Like You
(00:01:15) Someone whose acceptance Amanda wanted more than anything looked at her and said those words. She could not shake it. And without realizing it, she started changing herself just to make that person feel differently about her.
It Is Not Always One Big Moment
(00:02:30) Sometimes it is years of little things. A comment here. A look there. Something said so casually the person forgot it immediately — but you never did. A mom, a dad, a spouse, a friend, a teacher. It does not matter who it was. What matters is that you gave their opinion more weight than it ever deserved.
The Auditions Are Over
(00:03:45) Whoever that person was has probably moved on with their life. They are not losing sleep over what they said. But here you are still rearranging yourself around a moment they forgot about a long time ago. You are out here auditioning for a role in your own life — and it is time to stop performing for people who are not even in the room anymore.
When You Are Not Rooted, Other People’s Words Get In
(00:05:00) When you are firm in what you believe about yourself, nothing anyone says can shake it. But when you are not there yet — that is when other people’s words take up space they were never supposed to have.
Other People’s Opinions Are Not Your Assignment
(00:06:15) What somebody said about you, what somebody thought about you, what somebody made you feel — that is theirs, not yours. If you have been carrying something that was never meant to be in your bag, it is time to put it down. The woman you were before all of that — she was enough. She still is.
Becoming Her Is an Inside Job
(00:07:30) Becoming her has nothing to do with your career, your relationship status, your bank account, or how put together your life looks. It is about your character, the way you think, the way you move, the way you show up when nobody is watching.
What God Says About You Will Always Outweigh What Anyone Else Said
(00:08:30) When you are rooted in your faith and you understand what God said about you — it changes how you think, how you decide, and how you respond when someone else’s opinion tries to creep back in.
4 Ways to Start Getting Back to Her
(00:09:15)
1. Rewire intentionally — catch the thought that sounds like that person’s voice and interrupt it on purpose every single time
2. Get serious about what you are consuming — what you watch, listen to, and who you are around. If it is not pouring into you it is pulling from you
3. Spend time with God — getting still, praying, reading, letting God remind you of who he said you are
4. Pick up a good book — something that actually challenges the way you think and helps you see yourself differently
Closing
(00:11:00) You deserve to know who you are outside of everybody else’s opinion. The woman you were before all of that — she is still there. It is time to wake her up.
Powerful Quotes from This Episode
“What God says about you will always outweigh what anybody else has ever said about you.”
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