If outside validation is your only source of nourishment, you will be hungry for the rest of your life!
Fill your heart with the word of God daily, and The Lord promises to sustain you (Psalms 55:22). Who God says you are, is worth far more than the vanity of vanities from Man.
“But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”” Matthew 4:4
hungry?
“Jesus said to them, “I am The bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.” John 6:35
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6