The Virtual Toolbox tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-90183 2009-05-07T22:52:24-04:00 Resources, tips, services, and information for Entrepreneurs by Shane Bowlin, the iVillage Virtual Assistant Coach. TypePad The Garbage Truck Law tag:typepad.com,2003:post-66524933 2009-05-07T22:52:24-04:00 2009-05-07T22:52:24-04:00 Note: I have no idea the name of the original author. I thought it was good, however, and wanted to share the Garbage Truck Law with you! One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the... Shane Bowlin

Taxi_yellow Note: I have no idea the name of the original author. I  thought it was good, however, and wanted to share the Garbage Truck Law with you!

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi Driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined Your car and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call... The Law of the Garbage Truck.

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.  As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes  they'll dump it on you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take Over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.  So... LOVE the people who treat you right. Pray for the ones who don't. Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!

Have a garbage-free day!

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MentalFloss.com is great fun for information junkies who don’t want to read another textbook in their lives. Like Mental Floss magazine, covers everything and anything you ever wanted — and didn’t think you ever wanted — to know. Has blogs, trivia, quizzes, amazing facts, etc. Warning: You will get addicted!

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9bary01l ...that happened to my aunt's boyfriend's daughter's friend.

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