Dont look for approval,condition yourself not to need approval.G-D the Creator and Maintainer of all that was is or ever will be.. thought that you, less than a dust particle in cosmos were worth creating , there is no greater validation,no greater empowerment than that.When you dont seek approval you are free from the control of others free to be your self and do what you need to , free to take that which elevates you and ignore that which tears you down and free to do the absolute best that you can at any given time , be totally okay with that, feel good about yourself and good about life knowing that you have climbed your mountain today even if for someone else it is a molehill