There isn't a person that cares what I'm doing, or for whom I'm waiting, or for that matter, what. Cliches abound, I order Thai delivery and look up famous bookstores in far away cities and wonder how hard it would be to get there, or rather how much it would cost. I wanted to be a writer once. Then I was told I should write copy.
The people that compliment you and assist in building your esteem are the ones whose criticism effects you the most.