I don’t generally like to complain, but there’s a guy at work that I have a hard time getting along with. He’s not a bad person or anything, he’s just a little lazy. He always seems to see the negative side of everything, which could be seen as being “realistic”, but he uses these negative things as excuses for him to lower his already limited amount of effort. Oh, it’s rainy out, so we’re not going to sell any cars, so I’ll sit in my office and play games on the computer, he’ll say. Well, that customer had it out for me to begin with, so I didn’t bother explaining the features of that car to them, he’ll say.
Anyway, this gets me thinking about some habits that I can’t stand. I know it’s ironic, given the nature of this blog entry, but I can’t stand relentless complaining. I try to look at the bright side of everything. If there’s something I don’t like, I don’t waste my energy complaining; instead I get to fixing it as well as I can right away.
Another thing I have trouble with, like I said earlier, is laziness. Laziness is the most motivating thing to me. When I was injured in college from playing soccer and couldn’t get around much for awhile, I couldn’t believe that people can be okay with leading sedentary lifestyles. I couldn’t wait to heal up and get up and about again! Just the same, I don’t understand people who don’t give a good effort at their jobs. How are you going to get anywhere without trying?
Effort is one of those things in life that is an unlimited resource, so take advantage of it. You’re not going to run out of energy anytime soon, so don’t be afraid to use it!