People complain, A LOT! Let
them. That is one of those things we cannot control.
It has been almost 2 months since we went out to Dave and
Busters for a day of getting out of the office. During my talk we
went over focusing on things you can control vs things you
cannot. Have you tried to remember that?
Have any stories you want to share. A couple of you have shared a story
or 2 with me on a certain topic. It is fun to hear people
apply something you teach. Especially if it works. But how
great is it to be in that extremely tense moment and then in an instant just
think to yourself…..you know what, I cannot control this and whether I’m mad
for a minute or a year it will make no difference to anyone but
me! That is a very empowering feeling indeed.
But back to complaining. We complain about the
winter being too cold, the summer being too hot, raining days being too rainy,
traffic being too heavy, gas prices being too high. Too much, Too
little.
Next time you are complaining about something, or if you
hear someone complaining about something give it the old 90 day test.
In 90 days will you even remember this? In 90
days will you remember how much it rained today? Or that someone
cut you off? Or that you got shorted a couple of French fries from
McD’s? Sometimes that answer will be yes, we do remember some of
the bad things, typically the BIG bad things. But for most of the
things we complain about…..nope. They will not be remembered.
Then think of the good things in
life. In 90 days will you remember we did bacon
Tuesday? After 90 days do you remember a bday present?
Do you remember a good chat with an old friend? A
vacation? I would say that most of the good things are
the things we remember for a long time.
So forget the complaining. There are plenty of
people in this world who just love to complain. Complaining will
not go lonely. If you divorce yourself from complaining it will find
another companion, I promise. So don’t worry about the future
of complaining, it will be just fine.
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