Gems from the Classics - 2
On Another gem from “Grow Rich! : With Peace of Mind” by Napoleon Hill.
This one is particularly appropriate today, since it is my second-to-last day at my current job.
A job that is past opens a new door to the future. Suppose you have lost your job through no fault of your own. Suppose, then, you nurse a great resentment and a festering hatred of your former employer who was so unjust to you.
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What if you are questioned about your former employer? Say noting bad about him! What was bad must always stay in the past and never be allowed to hinder the future.
Jobs also seem to be favorite spots in which to grow grudges. Of course you have rights and it is no part of success or peace of mind to allow yourself to be stepped upon. Many little scratches in human relations, however, are nothing but that, just little scratches, and need not be reacted to as though they were deep wounds.
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But a nursed grudge is a viper in the bosom. It is a treasured negative, and you not only let it take away your peace of mind, you also encourage the formation of ulcers and many other ailments which the mind can inflict upon the body. Close the door!
It is wonderful and gratifying to see how the habit of closing the door upon the past becomes one of the greatest of sustaining habits. It helps you take possession of your own mind and condition it for the attainment of any purpose you desire.
-p.30
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April 27th, 2006 12:54
So true. I’ve learned to not bad-mouth a former employer. I’m honest in saying my experience there was not the most pleasant, but I learned a lot about my industry and about myself.
I heard this recently:
Bitterness is a poison you take, hoping the other person dies.