Day 36 of 100 Days of 100 Ways To Rule Your World

BE RUBBER NOT GLUE

All through elementary, middle, and high school negative comments were commonplace as were the responses. First, it was “sticks and stones” then we graduated to “I am rubber, you are glue”. Still the negative comments continued. Heck, it probably continues to this day in some form or another in your life. Whether it is a co-worker calling you a name that you would not want your grandmother to hear or one politician calling another a cheater. It is all around us, in some cases it hurts and in the case of politicians it may be true.

There are some individuals that would get upset when they are called names. Then there are those that let the vicious words of others slide right off. How do they do it? How do they appear to go unscathed by the sharp tongues? They know, understand, and believe that they are NOT what others are claiming them to be. They know themselves enough to not fall for the trap that others are baiting them to fall into.

Those that shrug off the name calling know that those that are saying those words are FOOLS. They are behaving like little children who don’t know any better. As an adult, why would you want to go against someone with a mindset of a 7 year old? Think about it, would you really react with anger when a 7 year old child calls you a name? Of course, you wouldn’t. So why would you even entertain the thought of considering to go toe-to-toe against someone who chooses behave like a schoolyard bully by slinging such words around.

What if what they are calling you is true?

Simple: Say “Thank You for bringing that to my attention” and move on!

And YES, it is that simple. If you still don’t believe me, then try it the next time someone calls you a very negative and very derogatory name. Remember, you are rubber and they are glue and you know the rest.

Thank you,
David Guerra
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