Gossip serves no purpose other than to
hear yourself talk. - Catherine Pulsifer
People who judge harshly, criticize and
condemn others through gossip, rumor or bad word of mouth are setting
themselves up for the same unfair trials. - Scott Allan, Rejection Reset
Bing defines gossip
as “casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people,
typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true”.
As we interact with individuals, we often
have the opportunity to talk about other people. When this happens, we have the opportunity
not to judge the person and stop whatever false statement is being made about
someone else. In these situations, we do
not know if what someone is saying is true and accurate. As the author said last week, it is very
unlikely that the whole story is known in a situation.
When the opportunity arises to gossip:
1. Unless the situation affects the reader, forget whatever
someone else states about another individual.
Forget the slander that you hear before
you can repeat it. Forget each slight, each spite, each sheer wherever you may
meet it. - Priscilla Leonard
2. The time spent spreading rumors or listening to someone
else gossip is time being wasted accomplishing your dreams.
Nothing productive is ever achieved as a
result of spreading, or listening to gossip. Don't waste your time! You can
make more productive use of it. - Catherine Pulsifer, The Principles of Gossip
Achievement
3. If the reader is someone that has the desire to state the
latest thing they heard about someone, write it down and destroy it. By expressing it, the reader releases the information
and no one knows the potential inaccurate information.
If you must slander someone don't speak
it - but write it - write it in the sand, near the water's edge! - Napoleon
Hill, The Law of success
CHALLENGE: When someone comes
to you and starts gossiping, what will you do?
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