Been having lots of chats with folks recently.
About others dragging them down.
You know, the colleague who constantly tries to feed you cake or biscuits.
Or goes on about how boring you’ve become since you started looking after yourself.
The ‘friend’ who makes snarky comments on your Facebook posts when you’ve been for a workout or had a nice healthy meal.
The family member who keeps saying you’re taking it a bit far.
Even though you think you’ve still got a way to go.
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Now, you’ll have seen a dog or two yapping in your time, we’re sure.
Were those dogs big or little?
Always tiny dogs.
Feeling insecure and threatened.
So making lots of noise.
In a vain attempt to redress that balance.
The big dog feels comfortable in themselves.
And feels no need to comment on the actions of others.
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Remember that little yapping dog the next time someone makes one of their comments.
They’re feeling insecure about their own lack of achievement.
You doing well is holding up a mirror to them and they’re not liking what they’re seeing.
Treat them like the yapping dog.
You don’t need to be mean to them.
To stop seeing them.
Just realise that it’s just some yapping.
And ignore it.
Much love,
Jon ‘The CavaPoo we looked after earlier this year was tiny and never shut up’ Hall and Matt ‘Never heard Milo (a black lab) yap once’ Nicholson
P.S. Places are going fast at the next find-out-more meeting later this month – myrise.co.uk/briefing-meeting.
