You Can Put Some People Up In A Castle…

86. You can put some people up in a castle and they will complain the floors are made out of stone.

There are some people who will complain about anything. For the most part, whatever you do to try and accommodate them, it just never seems to be enough. They have two cousins we have already discussed, Tool 73, Five percent of the population will disagree with you no matter what, and Tool 83, Stop stomping on sandcastles.

We all know right now a person in our mind who fits each one of these three descriptions. There is a chance you know someone who encompasses two or maybe even all three. There is also a small chance that these attitudes may have described you. What makes them all important Tools is that all three types of people and all three types of thinking are almost guaranteed to impede your success.

Now for starters if you have gotten into the habit of doing these three things, then the simple step is to stop. If you encounter these types of people, the trick is to do your best to avoid them. We want to become hammers and builders. These types of people will keep us distracted from the task at hand.

These three scenarios all encompass what one would describe as no-win situations and from this point on, you are not going to put yourself in a situation that cannot produce a win. Our last Tool basically reaffirms that you choose. You can choose to weed these people out of your life because that is what you do with weeds. Also, know that you know that you can choose to be happy if you want to; you feel a little better by avoiding these types of people because that is where they CHOOSE to be right now.

No matter what you do, they have to make the choice to want to change their approach and way of thinking. I find it very liberating that you can simply improve your own life by turning off the noise makers that try to distract you. Use this Tool in two fashions. To help you avoid being this type of person or as a reminder to avoid this type of person. Either way, negative mindsets will slow you down. You can drive with your parking brake on, but wouldn’t it just be easier to drive with it off?