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Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — Imagine how liberating it would be to not care about what other people think of you. You’d take more risks. You’d stop holding yourself back. You’d make more money and have more fun. This episode is hilarious, relatable, and packed with takeaways and research. It’s entertaining and personal, and yet still empowers you with 4 simple ways to stop caring about what other people think. Want to know what life looks like when you don’t care? I’ll go first. One of the benefits of not caring about what other people think is that you don’t take yourself too seriously. Why? Because you have much more important things to care about. Xo Mel In this episode, you'll learn: 00:00 Intro 03:26 Hilarious story of me taking my shirt off at an LA restaurant. 09:50 Christine says you’re not supposed to show up to meetings this way. 17:25 Christine’s profound point about judgment really opened my eyes. 20:02 When you stop worrying about how you look, others around you will too. 25:25 It’s not normal to wear a child-size space suit in front of your students? 32:42 Once you align your values with your actions, nothing else matters 36:36 What I think about ugly troll comments so that I can rise above it. 41:29 If you’re part of a gossip loop, here’s what you need to do. 43:23 Jessie could not stop laughing after I did this. 45:36 How can you give honest feedback and not sound like a jerk? 52:25 The wake-up moment for me around relationships. 57:59 My four rules about how not to give a sh*t about stupid stuff. 01:16:57 Kendall revealed something to me that I still can’t believe. — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

Mel RobbinshostAmy (senior producer)guestChristine (team member)guestTeam member (anthem/fart story)guest
May 22, 20231h 20mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
May 22, 2023
Duration
1h 20m
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The Mel Robbins Podcast
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Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — Imagine how liberating it would be to not care about what other people think of you. You’d take more risks. You’d stop holding yourself back. You’d make more money and have more fun. This episode is hilarious, relatable, and packed with takeaways and research. It’s entertaining and personal, and yet still empowers you with 4 simple ways to stop caring about what other people think. Want to know what life looks like when you don’t care? I’ll go first. One of the benefits of not caring about what other people think is that you don’t take yourself too seriously. Why? Because you have much more important things to care about. Xo Mel In this episode, you'll learn: 00:00 Intro 03:26 Hilarious story of me taking my shirt off at an LA restaurant. 09:50 Christine says you’re not supposed to show up to meetings this way. 17:25 Christine’s profound point about judgment really opened my eyes. 20:02 When you stop worrying about how you look, others around you will too. 25:25 It’s not normal to wear a child-size space suit in front of your students? 32:42 Once you align your values with your actions, nothing else matters 36:36 What I think about ugly troll comments so that I can rise above it. 41:29 If you’re part of a gossip loop, here’s what you need to do. 43:23 Jessie could not stop laughing after I did this. 45:36 How can you give honest feedback and not sound like a jerk? 52:25 The wake-up moment for me around relationships. 57:59 My four rules about how not to give a sh*t about stupid stuff. 01:16:57 Kendall revealed something to me that I still can’t believe. — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

SPEAKERS

  • Mel Robbins

    host
  • Amy (senior producer)

    guest
  • Christine (team member)

    guest
  • Narrator

    other
  • Team member (anthem/fart story)

    guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, featuring Mel Robbins and Amy (senior producer), 4 Simple Ways to Stop Caring What Others Think of You | The Mel Robbins Podcast explores mel Robbins’ Four-Rule Playbook For Stop Caring What Others Think Mel Robbins uses a series of funny, unfiltered stories from a recent work trip to show how she’s learned to stop obsessing over others’ opinions—from taking her shirt off at a hotel restaurant to farting at the office and wearing open-toed shoes to a high‑stakes meeting.

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