Quadrant 2

Google defines: “Friend” as: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust. If this is true, why is it that 99% of the time you share your dreams with your “friends”, they shoot’em down like skud missiles!

What’s up with that? The other day I was talking to some of my so called “friends” and I told them that I was gonna buy a F430 Ferrari Spider in the next 2 to 3 years. They busted out into a deep belly laugh! I was sitting there thinking to myself, “WHAT WAS SO FUNNY?”

Continuous smirks and chuckles from all my “friends”. For the next 10 minutes all I got from them was Negativity. I mean they ganged up on me like I was the plague, taking turns telling me why I would never get a Ferrari, saying don’t waste my time, that’s a stupid car to buy. They gave me every reason in the book why I shouldn’t even bother. I didn’t hear a one positive comment. WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?

Why is it that the people we trust to share our hopes and dreams with are the first to put us down? Maybe it’s just me, only my “friends” who do that. Is there anyone out there who feels the same way I do?

Sometimes I feel like I shouldn’t tell anyone about my goals. Like I should just keep my mouth shut. Later that night I went home and started thinking, yeah their right. Maybe it is a waste of my time. There’s no way I will ever be able to afford a Ferrari. There were so many thoughts of doubt running through my mind, I had to share it with someone out there. Maybe I will get lucky and someone will leave a positive comment or two.

So, I guess we should be careful of, “Who” (friends) and “What” we listen too”?