It's really important who we surround ourselves with although in a work environment it's difficult to be selective.

So many people absorb the influences of social media people, often bikini-clad fake-boobed girls pushing one product or another on Instagram and I don't think that's altogether healthy or productive. people are made to feel inadequate through marketing to keep them spending in pursuit of feelings of acceptance, validation or relevance but those things can only come from within. Sad really.

I work hard to find my own relevance, to surround myself with like-minded people and those who value me for who I am and with all my flaws and fallibilities.

Anyway, keep pushing, you'll get closer to where you want to be that way.