I was recently doing a radio interview and a woman called in with an excellent question : "What do i do if I'm positive and want to grow, but my partner is a downer? Do I leave him? Do I try and get him to change?
I hear this question at least a hundred times a week. Almost everyone asks the same question: "What if the people I'm closest to aren't into personal growth and even put me down for it?"
Here's the answer I gave the woman on the call. First, don't bother trying to get negative people to change. That's not your job. Your job is to use what you've learned to better yourself and your life. Be the model, be successful, be happy, then maybe they'll see the light (in you) and want some of it. Again, energy is contagious. Darkness dissipates in light. People actually have to work hard to stay "dark" when light is all around them. Your job is simply to be the best you can be. If they choose ask you your secret, tell them. (by someone in some where)
