Does Anyone Out There Feel Like Complaining?

Bill Vaughn says, “Strange how percentages work out. We’ve met two hundred people who have had their fenders smashed in parking lots, but never one that’s smashed anybody else’s.”

‘My wife’s friend wouldn’t stop complaining about her job…the company, the economy, her lack of sales…I finally stopped her and said, “It’s simple. You have a choice. You can accept your company’s new policies, come to work with a positive attitude, and be your best every day, or you can find a new job. But whatever you do, stop complaining because it’s not doing any good. Change your job or change your attitude.”

 

The conversation was over, and so was our friendship, I thought. Rachel wouldn’t speak to me for several months. Then I saw her at a party and she told she decided to take my advice. She stayed at her job, stopped complaining, and started selling more. Three months after changing her attitude her sales were up thirty percent, a year later they were up seventy percent.

 

The other day, three years after our initial conversation, I caught up with Rachel again and asked her how she was doing. She told me during the last two years her sales continued to grow. She’s been promoted twice and is now in her dream job. It’s a job she always wanted, and she’s more excited and passionate than ever.

 

Is complaining sabotaging you and/or you team? I was in a similar situation ten years ago. But I learned when you stop whining and take positive action, you start winning.’