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Think and Grow Rich test: Do you put up with negative influences?

October 7, 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 15. Do you put up with negative influences?

This is another question that is easy to answer.

No, I don’t put up with negative influences.

When I was younger, I was more tolerant to these things, but I have practically no tolerance these days.

Along the way, I learned to avoid “psychic blackholes” and “psychic vampires” and I’m better off, as a result.

That isn’t even metaphysical. It just means that I’ve learned to avoid situations and people who drain me with negativity.

It’s much easier to keep a positive attitude when you surround yourself with positive people. Even though we all go through the down times, it’s much easier to improve when people are urging you upwards instead of dragging your downwards.

How about you?

Do you put up with negative influences?

All the best,

JD

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2 Comments on Think and Grow Rich test: Do you put up with negative influences?

  1. Mitch on Thu, 8th Oct 2009 10:53 pm

    2. We’re definitely in agreement on this one. I don’t put up with them myself, and I immediately remove myself from them and often will just cut them out of my life. It’s much easier to do when you work for yourself than when you work for someone else, that’s for sure.
    .-= Mitch´s last blog ..When Is The Last Time You Searched Your Name? =-.

  2. JD on Sat, 10th Oct 2009 11:07 pm

    3. Good evening, Mitch.

    You bring up an excellent point.

    It’s much easier to control these aspects of our lives when we are self-employed. We can make decisions that may be nearly impossible as an employee, where we may have to put up with people with whom we would not otherwise associate.

    Act on your dream!

    JD

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