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Think and Grow Rich test: Do you deliberately avoid anyone?

September 27, 2009 by JD
Filed under: Books, Self-Improvement, Success and Failure 

My answers to the Think and Grow Rich Self-Assessment Test

Recently, I was reminded of the self-assessment test in Napoleon Hill’s best-selling book, Think and Grow Rich.

There are fifty-four questions in that test, and I’m going to be giving my answers and thoughts on one or two of them as close to daily as I can manage. I may miss a day here or there, but I’m going to follow through until I reach the end of the test.

I’ve started the series of posts with:

Think and Grow Rich self-assessment test

Question Number 5. Do you deliberately avoid anyone? Why?

This is another easy-to-answer question for me.

In general, I do not deliberately avoid anyone.

There are two specific and several general exceptions, however.

I won’t name any names, but there are two specific individuals I will go out of my way to avoid because their actions in the past have been so disruptive in my life. Fortunately, this is easy to do.

In general, I will avoid people who are:

  • actively unhappy most of the time,
  • gossipers,
  • cynics,
  • dishonest,
  • quick to settle their differences with violence,
  • hard to get along with,
  • disruptive,
  • unlikely to follow through with their commitments,
  • not positive influences on me and others.

Rather than spending my time avoiding the types of people mentioned above, I think it is more accurate to say that I try to associate more with positive people.

I gravitate to people who are:

  • supportive,
  • helpful,
  • knowledgeable,
  • honest,
  • reliable,
  • trustworthy,
  • interesting,
  • intelligent,
  • hard-working,
  • open-minded,
  • peaceful,
  • and possess other similar traits.

Neither the list of negative nor positive attributes are intended to be all-inclusive. They are just general examples of what I’m talking about.

Of course, none of us is perfect. We all possess a mix of positive and negative attributes, but I prefer associating with those who are mostly well towards the positive side of the scale.

What about you?

Do you deliberately avoid anyone? Why?

Act on your dream!

JD

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5 Comments on Think and Grow Rich test: Do you deliberately avoid anyone?

  1. Mitch on Thu, 8th Oct 2009 10:20 pm

    2. It’s an interesting question, and like you, I have to answer it in more than one way.

    In general, no, I don’t avoid anyone. I go about my business and do my thing.

    In another, I tend to not go places where I think I might feel uncomfortable. I think we all do that; we don’t like bad neighborhoods, nor neighborhoods where we know that being there is going to cause us grief.

    But is the second one avoiding anyone in particular? I don’t think so. If I saw those same people in another setting, I’d be cool. Just doesn’t make sense to go looking for trouble, right?
    .-= Mitch´s last blog ..When Is The Last Time You Searched Your Name? =-.

  2. JD on Sat, 10th Oct 2009 10:45 pm

    3. Good evening, Mitch.

    In the context of what Napoleon Hill wrote in Law of Success and ten years later in Think and Grow Rich, I don’t think he was talking about the second one you mention – avoiding neighborhoods, etc.

    I think he meant avoiding a particular person.

    In the past, I know how much negative energy I put into avoiding a couple of particular people. It can be distracting and draining.

    I think we all would rather go where we feel comfortable, but, sometimes, we need to stretch out a bit and get out of our comfort zone when we recognize that it is important to our personal growth.

    I agree. It doesn’t make any sense to go looking for trouble.

    Act on your dream!

    JD

  3. Mitch on Sat, 10th Oct 2009 10:54 pm

    4. Hi John,

    You have to remember, I’m coming from the place where I didn’t read the book, so I might miss some of the nuances of the questions.
    .-= Mitch´s last blog ..Demand Studios, The Follow Up =-.

  4. Anna on Thu, 24th Jun 2010 4:47 pm

    5. Oddly enough, now that I think of it, I tend to avoid interactions with people in general. How can I change this?

  5. JD on Tue, 29th Jun 2010 7:32 am

    6. Good morning, Anna.

    I’m pretty much a loner, too, but I also enjoy interacting with people.

    I think one of the keys is to find the right group of people who are interested in the same things you are. That makes it much more interesting and fun to be around them. Whether it’s a group of hundreds or just two or three isn’t as important as them being interested in the same things you are.

    Act on your dream!

    JD

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