Forget the Critics and Complainers

I have 3 co-workers who stand out more than any of the others. The first is Sasha who complains about everything. In October we almost had almost half of month off because of Jewish holidays.

She complained about having all of those days off in October because she couldn’t do all of her work. If you could earn a degree from complaining then Sasha would have MBA?

The next co-worker is in executive management. I will call her Catherine. She has a PHD in criticizing people, places and things. She looks for everything that doesn’t meet her criteria. Her whole life is based on criticizing others. The funny thing is in her eyes she is never wrong or out of order. This is a very sad life to lead.

Finally the last co-worker Melba is a critic as well. She has a MBA in criticizing people, places and things.

I have lived long enough to realize some people are never satisfied with anything. They complain when it is sunny, raining or snowing it doesn’t make a difference. I have learned to just accept the fact that in life you will meet critics and complainers.

Critics don’t usually get along with complainers. Often when I see a critic and a complainer together they get into some kind of argument or spat.

In life you will always run into critics and complainers. Some of them will critique you to break your spirit of motivation. Some will critique because they have no life or no good use for their talents. Some people will complain because they are never satisfied.

I came to tell you forget the critics and complainers. You do what you do. Do not allow them to stop your flow.

In the boxing ring of life you have to fight several opponents. You don’t need critics and complainers in your corner. Keep them out of your corner. They have nothing to pour into your life.

If you keep them close to you their boos and chants will throw off your game plan. If you allow this to happen the opponents you have to face will get the best of you. Keep critics and complainers at a distance. So they won’t bother your dreams, effect your determination and your drive to be victorious in the boxing ring of life.

"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement; and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt