Monday December 28, 2009 at 23:41
The Smart Ass Guide to Dealing with Dream Zappers
They are Dream Zappers (DZ), and they’re coming to an aspiration near you.
You’ve probably come across one before. They’re the ones making passive aggressive comments any time you experience success. They’re the ones who are are quick to find fault in your ideas, pointing out the immediate flaws and assuring you why your idea won’t work. They’re the ones telling you that you’re being unrealistic, that you’re just going through a phase, and that you’ll have to join the real world sometime.
In other words, they’re the ones that, when present, you find yourself overwhelmed with an intense desire to deliver a swift karate chop to their jugular. Don’t worry, no one’s judging.
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It’s no secret: Dream zappers are everywhere. But what it comes down to is this: No one’s opinion matters, unless you let it matter. That’s not novel advice by any means, but it’s advice that’s worth repeating, and and it’s advice worth pausing to consider. So the next time one creeps up on you and starts a sentence with, “You know, you really ought to..,” feel free to run, jump, hide in a bush, and neuralize yourself immediately.
But whatever you do, don’t forget this: “You’re no longer part of the system. You’re above the system. Over it. Beyond it. We are ‘them.’ We are ‘they.’ We are The People Who No Longer Wear Black.”
Oh my, yes.
This post was reblogged from nathaniel stuart.
