Page: 1 1 ‘The Law of the Garbage Truck Luat xe ché rac NIA 2 {utt }How often do you let other people's {utt )Ban c6 thudng 8 nhiing lai ndivé ty cua o nonsense change your mood? nguéi khac thay doi tam trang ca minh khéng? 3 Do you let abad driver, ude waiter, curt boss, or | Ban c6 a8 mbt ngu|laixe 8), nati phyevu, | 0 aninsensitve employee ruin your day’ tho 16, ng chi ede lde node mbt nhan vien thiéu Y thie lam mot ngay cba ban ta nen tbe knang? 4 Unless youre the Terminator, for an instant ‘Trfp ki ban 18 KB hy at, pgay tap tue baneé | 0 youte probably set back an your heels the se bi choang va cam thay Kno enlu trong ede tiuéng hop nu vay 5 However, the mark of a successful person ishow | Tuy nhién, mét ngudi thanh céng la mot nguti o quickly they can reslocus on what's important ma ¢6 thé nan chéng chuy&n la su tap ttung vo nhimg vige dae cola quan trong 6 {ut }Sixteen years ago | learned this lesson. {utt )Mudi sau nam trurée, t6i da linh hdi duoc o bai ge nay 7 | eared it in the back of a New York City taxi, khi t6i ngdi trén hang ghé sau cla mét chide taxi 0 @ Thanh pho New York 8 Here's what happened. ‘Cau chuyén da xy ra nhu sau: o 9 {hopped in a tax, and we took off for Grand Toi bat mt chide tax, va ching telat dau den | 0 central Station Ga Trung tam Grand. 10 We were diving in the right lane when al ofa | Trong khixe ching i dang chay & an ban pha | NIA sudden a black car jumped out of a parking th dat nhien mot eniée 6 0 mau den lao ra Knol space right in front of us. bbl d3u xe ngay trude mat ching 6. " My tax diver slammed on his breaks, skidded, | Talxé tax cla tl dap thang lamxe bituot NA and missed the other car's back end by just bn va dau xe ching ti each dui ca chide xe inches! kia ehvalineht 12 {utt Here's what happened next. {utt Bay 1a nhiing gi da xy ra tiép theo. NIA 13 The diver ofthe OTHER car, the guy who gud tal xé ela chide xe KIA nga sujt gay ra | NA almost caused a big accident, whipped hishead | mat vutai nan lén, 48 quat vao dau anh tava around and he started yeling obscenities at US. | anh. bat au hét nhing lo tue fu vao mat, CHUNG TO 14 Now, here's wha blew me away. NA 15 My tax diver just smiled and waved atthe guy NA 16 ‘And I mean he was friendly, NA 7 0, | sald, "Why did you just do that? NASo, | said, "Why did you just do that?2? Page: 2 18 ‘This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to NA the hospital” 19 ‘And this is when my taxi diver told me what | NA ‘now call, "The Law of the Garbage Truck"{utt) 20 {utt}Many people are like garbage trucks. NA 2 ‘They run around full of garbage, full of NA frustration, ful of anger, and full of disappointment 2 As their garbage piles up, they need a place to NA dump it. 23 ‘And ifyou let them, they'll dump it on you. NA 24 ‘When someone wants to dump on you, dont NA take it personally. 26 {uttNust smile, wave, wish them well, and move NA on, 26 Youll be happy you did. NA 7 | guarantee it NA 28 So this was i NA 29 ‘The "Law of the Garbage Truck "{utt} NA 30 {utt}I started thinking: NA 3t How often do | let Garbage Trucks run right over NA me? 32 ‘And how often do | take thelr garbage and NA spread ito other people: at work, at home, on the streets? 33 {utt}it was that day | said, “Im not going to do it NA anymore" 34 | began to see garbage trucks. NA 38 Uke in the movie “The Sixth Sense," the little boy NA said, "| see Dead People.”Uke in the movie “The Sixth Sense," the little boy said, "| see Dead People.” Page: 3 36 Well, now | see Garbage Trucks. NA 37 | see the load they'e carrying NA 38 | see them coming to drop it off, NA 39 ‘And, like my Taxi Driver, | don't make it a NA personal thing, | just smile, wave, wish them. well, and | move on, 40 {ut }One of my favorite football players of all NA time, Walter Payton, did this every day on the football field “1 He would jump up as quickly as he hit the NA ‘ground after being tackled. a2 He never dwelled on a hit NA 8 Payton was ready to make the next play his best. NA “4 Good leaders know they have to be ready for NA their next meeting 45 Goad parents know that they have to welcome NA their children home from school with hugs and kisses. 46 Leaders and parents know that they have to be NA fully present, and at their hest for the people they care about. a7 {utt}The bottomline is that successful people do NA not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. 48 What about you? NA 49 ‘What would happen in your fe, starting today, if NA you let more garbage trucks pass you by? 50 {utt}Here's my bet NA St Youll be happier. NA 52 Infact, guarantee it NA