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The Law of the Garbage Truck!® How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you’re the Terminator, you’re probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s important in your life. Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. And I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened.
I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, the car skidded, the tires squealed, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the other car’s back-end. I couldn’t believe it. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us.
How do I know? Ask any New Yorker, some words in New York come with a special face. And he even threw in a one finger salute! I couldn’t believe it!
But then here’s what really blew me away. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that!? This guy could have killed us!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck®.” He said: “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 look for a place to dump it.
And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. So when someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happier.” So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.” I began to see Garbage Trucks. Like in the movie “The Sixth Sense,” the little boy said, “I see Dead People.” Well now “I see Garbage Trucks.” I see the load they’re carrying.
I see them coming to dump it. And like my taxi driver, I don’t take it personally; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on. One of my favorite football players of all time was Walter Payton. Every day on the football field, after being tackled, he would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground. He never dwelled on a hit. Payton was ready to make the next play his best. Over the years the best players from around the world in every sport have played this way: Muhammad Ali, Nadia Comaneci, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson, and Pele are just some of those players.
And the most inspiring leaders have lived this way: Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King. See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from Florida State University, found in his extensive research that you remember bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you recall them more frequently. So the odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way. But when you follow The Law of the Garbage Truck®, you take back control of your life.
You make room for the good by letting go of the bad. The best leaders know that they have to be ready for their next meeting. The best sales people know that they have to be ready for their next client.
And the best parents know that they have to be ready to greet their children with hugs and kisses, no matter how many garbage trucks they might have faced that day. All of us know that we have to be fully present, and at our best for the people we care about. The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their lives. What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you? Here’s my bet: You’ll be happier.
Twenty years ago, while riding in the back of a New York City taxicab, syndicated columnist and business consultant David J. Pollay had an awakening-and he converted the lesson he learned that day into a life philosophy: By letting other people's “garbage”-their negativity-simply “pass by,” and not dumping garbage on others, you can become happier and more successful, both Twenty years ago, while riding in the back of a New York City taxicab, syndicated columnist and business consultant David J. Pollay had an awakening-and he converted the lesson he learned that day into a life philosophy: By letting other people's “garbage”-their negativity-simply “pass by,” and not dumping garbage on others, you can become happier and more successful, both personally and professionally. Since David published the “Law“ in his newspaper column three years ago, more than 1,000 blogs have posted it, millions more have read it, and organizations worldwide have adopted it. And the numbers keep growing. Translated into nearly 50 languages, people from more than 100 countries have taken David's “No Garbage Trucks!
Pledge.” All over the world people remember the focusing metaphor of the garbage truck for what can be achieved in life by not staking success and happiness on the behavior of others. Powerful and easily understood, The Law of the Garbage Truck will guide and inspire readers everywhere, every day. Offensive to garbage truck drivers. The premise of this book is that many of us are too stressed out too much of the time and need a simple easy method to cope with bad things that happen every day.
The gimmick of the book is to use the garbage truck as a metaphor for grumpy people and other sources of badness in life. The garbage truck is referred to hundreds of times as something that runs over people and dumps garbage on them. I don't know where the author lives, but in my neighborhood the gar Offensive to garbage truck drivers. The premise of this book is that many of us are too stressed out too much of the time and need a simple easy method to cope with bad things that happen every day.
The gimmick of the book is to use the garbage truck as a metaphor for grumpy people and other sources of badness in life. The garbage truck is referred to hundreds of times as something that runs over people and dumps garbage on them. I don't know where the author lives, but in my neighborhood the garbage truck driver takes garbage away and tries really hard not to run over people. Even the publisher's blurb here on Goodreads points out the book's inanity by noting that negativity is like a 'garbage strike,' i.e.
The absence of garbage trucks. The gibberish about garbage trucks is completely baseless. The personal anecdote that the the whole book is based on is about a taxi cab driver; it does not even involve a garbage truck. There is just no reason for The Law of the Garbage Truck. Helping people to be less stressed out is a good idea.
But this adds nothing new in terms of content, so the only plus-value is from the garbage-truck analogy, which is complete garbage. If you think it will help you to read the words 'garbage truck' a thousand times for no particular reason, then this is the book for you. Otherwise, to get the same content without the incessant nonsense one could read many authors from Dale Carnegie to Stephen Covey to Kabat-Zinn to Lao Tzu, or any of the many books on modern happiness research.
“The Law of the Garbage Truck” by David J. Pollay (book to be released October 5, 2010, you can pre-order it now at the following-amazon or Barnes & Noble or at your local bookstore)- “Twenty years ago, while riding in the back of a New York City taxicab, David J. Pollay narrowly escaped a life-threatening car crash. The driver who almost caused the major accident started yelling at David’s taxi driver, who remarkably just smiled, waved and wished the other driver well before he and David dro “The Law of the Garbage Truck” by David J.
Pollay (book to be released October 5, 2010, you can pre-order it now at the following-amazon or Barnes & Noble or at your local bookstore)- “Twenty years ago, while riding in the back of a New York City taxicab, David J. Pollay narrowly escaped a life-threatening car crash. The driver who almost caused the major accident started yelling at David’s taxi driver, who remarkably just smiled, waved and wished the other driver well before he and David drove away.
David asked how the cabbie could remain so calm. His reply spawned the defining principle of The Law of the Garbage Truck and left author, David J. Pollay awestruck. His driver said: “Many people are like garbage trucks.
They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointmentAnd if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. So when someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personallymove on.”” I would be the first and definitely not the last to say I need this book more then anyone I know. I tend to let others “dump” on me and I very often am the “garbage truck” myself. There are 8 commitments to “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. Each commitment has a chapter explaining what the commitment is. My favorite part is the chapters following each explanation, where there are everyday scenarios of how to work through the problems that face us and how to recognize when you need to avoid your normal response to the garbage coming into your life.
At the end of each chapter there is a “call to action”, where the author gives you a task to look into your life and make a positive change. The common theme that I found in this book is- “smile, wave, wish them well, move on and let the garbage trucks PASS YOU BY”. One of the eight commitments that I received the most out of was 1- “Do let your own Garbage Trucks pass you by.” I always make the mistake of letting past mistakes and hurts haunt me and cause me to loose focus on my own happiness. This book has helped me work through this and even though it’s only been a week of me applying these “laws” my attitude has been a lot happier. I still have a long way to go.
I think everyone in the world needs this book. If we all could follow “The Law of the Garbage Truck” we would all be a happier people. And with this book translated into over 50 different languages it is becoming possible for others to get into the act.
I Took the No Garbage Trucks Pledge After you are done reading this book, I encourage you to take the “No Garbage Truck Pledge”. Anybody who has read more than three self help books won't find anything new in this book. All of us know that we are not supposed to 'dump' our problems on others, and that we should not accept that others keep dumping their problems on us. All of us also know that there are people who have achieved mastery in this type of dumping.
Still, on the plus side this book offers one of the most powerful pictures about everything that's related to problems. It's kind of hard to say, 'Ghee, leave me alone Anybody who has read more than three self help books won't find anything new in this book. All of us know that we are not supposed to 'dump' our problems on others, and that we should not accept that others keep dumping their problems on us. All of us also know that there are people who have achieved mastery in this type of dumping. Still, on the plus side this book offers one of the most powerful pictures about everything that's related to problems.
It's kind of hard to say, 'Ghee, leave me alone with your problems, you are doing this all the time.' It's also hard to stop doing this ourselves.
But, at least I believe that if we don't think of these issues as 'dealing with issues' but as 'dumping garbage' it may get a lot easier for us to find solutions to these situations. Congratulations to David Pollay for coming up with this incredibly powerful visual ('dump truck') Others have complained that this book is repetitive and in a way it is.
This was the writing style of that time. In 2010 repetition was the name the game if you wanted to teach anything. I am wondering why this book does not get updated and revised, fitting to the style of 2016. Since all of us are used to reading blogs of 800 to 1200 words, clearly this writing style is hopelessly outdated. Most impressive in this book: David Pollay tells of his experiences when working at Global Payment Systems Atlanta, and how he was the man who got hired to a) tell all employees that they would get laid off, b) get them 'excited' to train the new staff for the center in St. Louis and to transition.
This was a yucky situation, regardless on which side you were. Really, I don't think that anybody would want to tackle this task but Pollay did.
He also tells that succeeding with this endeavor laid the foundation for him becoming Yahoo' s first director of Customer Care. It is a riveting story and I think this book would benefit greatly if Pollay not only added more of these types of stories but also expounded on them. Also, the various 'Action Guides' are completely outdated. Today, we are used to dynamic online conferences, so whatever Pollay presents here needs to go beyond 1) asking a question and 2) encouraging readers to write down solutions. All in all a very interesting book which could benefit from updating the book to a more dynamic concept. 4 Stars, Gisela Hausmann, author & blogger.
Zen and the art of indifference. Are you frequently run over by garbage trucks? Is your workplace full of garbage trucks?
Have you taken the No Garbage Trucks Pledge? If you labor in municipal sanitation these questions pose more real than psychic answers but for everyone else they refer to Pollay’s concept of people as garbage trucks. The idea virtually mirror’s Robert Sutton’s ”No Asshole Rule” and indeed the concepts are interchangeable. Pollay’s approach to the scumbags that prowl your offic Zen and the art of indifference.
Are you frequently run over by garbage trucks? Is your workplace full of garbage trucks? Have you taken the No Garbage Trucks Pledge?
If you labor in municipal sanitation these questions pose more real than psychic answers but for everyone else they refer to Pollay’s concept of people as garbage trucks. The idea virtually mirror’s Robert Sutton’s ”No Asshole Rule” and indeed the concepts are interchangeable. Pollay’s approach to the scumbags that prowl your office or other workplace features more Zen than Sutton and basically this book attempts to teach the fine art of developing indifference. This is an important skill.
Assholes and garbage trucks or whatever metaphor you like for people who dump on you cannot be avoided and likely hold the key to you successfully continuing to pay your mortgage and deposit into the kids’ college funds. Developing a thick skin and the ability to function in the face of their outrageousness represents a 21st century equivalent survival skill equal to that of functioning through harsh winters for our less technology-heavy forbears. So the book relates some highly useful insights although after one or two opening chapters you basically get the drift. Later in the text Pollay forays into the obligatory worksheets, personality quizzes and pledges which provide little real value (basically you get dumped on, you take it personally and then take it out on others just like everyone else and don’t need a 20 items scale to verify this).
In short skim it and then practice the noble art of being indifferent to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. It is hard for me to be fair for me to rate this book. I read lots of the reviews already posted and agree with the description the book but find disagreement the how someone might rate it with 'one star' or 'five stars' or anything in between. So I just choose the middle ground. As so many other other books about finding 'positive energy' in life, this author uses the metaphor of the garbage truck about negative energy - 'dumping on people' and 'leaving garbage behind'.
Some parts or sections of It is hard for me to be fair for me to rate this book. I read lots of the reviews already posted and agree with the description the book but find disagreement the how someone might rate it with 'one star' or 'five stars' or anything in between.
So I just choose the middle ground. As so many other other books about finding 'positive energy' in life, this author uses the metaphor of the garbage truck about negative energy - 'dumping on people' and 'leaving garbage behind'. Some parts or sections of the book resonated well for me, and some did not. The practice sections are good and helpful. Anyone that wants to find truly seek a higher level, toward positive energy of life or optimism or how ever you wish to phrase it, should read several of these kinds of books until you find the 'metaphor' for you or the under pinning 'truth' anthem all and then, perhaps, find your own metaphor. If something works for you, use 'It', 'It's' not what you call 'It', 'It' is finding 'It' within 'you' and the day to day journey to practice and use 'It' within yourself. The premise of this book is simple.
Using the analogy of garbage trucks, it reminds us that happiness and civility is possible if we take control of our life by focusing on the positivity in our life and to reject negativity. We should not become garbage trucks that dump on others by being vengeful, judgmental or unforgiving, or dump on ourselves due to past hurts, bad memories and negative projections of our future. The book is an easy read, chapters are short and the entire book can be read in The premise of this book is simple. Using the analogy of garbage trucks, it reminds us that happiness and civility is possible if we take control of our life by focusing on the positivity in our life and to reject negativity. We should not become garbage trucks that dump on others by being vengeful, judgmental or unforgiving, or dump on ourselves due to past hurts, bad memories and negative projections of our future. The book is an easy read, chapters are short and the entire book can be read in less than a week.
Polley lays out 8 laws to follow, however, only 4 are key with the rest being more reinforcements of the other points. Overall still a should-read. It's okay; I finished reading this a few weeks ago, so my reactions aren't too fresh in my mind now. It was a relatively quick read for me, as it's somewhat repetitive and the concept is quick to take in. The pledge: I do not accept garbage in my life.
When I see Garbage Trucks, I do not take them personally. I just smile. I wish them well. And I move on. And I do not spread garbage to others. I am not a Garbage Truck!
I do not accept garbage in my life.This reminds me of the It's okay; I finished reading this a few weeks ago, so my reactions aren't too fresh in my mind now. It was a relatively quick read for me, as it's somewhat repetitive and the concept is quick to take in. The pledge: I do not accept garbage in my life. When I see Garbage Trucks, I do not take them personally.
I just smile. I wish them well. And I move on. And I do not spread garbage to others. I am not a Garbage Truck! I do not accept garbage in my life.This reminds me of the concept, which I've also found helpful. The title alone sums up this book.
You don't have to read it. Although Pollay has 'action steps' at the end of each chapter, they are vague and do not readily lend themselves to action without a lot of prior thought. For instance, on the idea of 'letting things go' rather than letting them bother you, he never addresses exactly HOW you are supposed to let things go.
Much later in the book he discusses venting (as opposed to dumping) and says it is a valid way to let things go. But he assumes tha The title alone sums up this book. You don't have to read it. Although Pollay has 'action steps' at the end of each chapter, they are vague and do not readily lend themselves to action without a lot of prior thought. For instance, on the idea of 'letting things go' rather than letting them bother you, he never addresses exactly HOW you are supposed to let things go. Much later in the book he discusses venting (as opposed to dumping) and says it is a valid way to let things go.
But he assumes that the other parties in the exchange are on the same wavelength as you and everything is going to be hunky-dory. There is a lot to like about this book: it's a simple, easy to read guidebook for living a more positive life. The chapters are short (although many), and the program is laid out in a way that explains how to execute it in many situations. I found myself with many 'Yeah, but.' Counter-arguments that were subsequently answered by the book, unlike many other self-help/business advice books I've read (looking at you, Crucial Conversations). I would actually like to own this book, since it would b There is a lot to like about this book: it's a simple, easy to read guidebook for living a more positive life.
The chapters are short (although many), and the program is laid out in a way that explains how to execute it in many situations. I found myself with many 'Yeah, but.' Counter-arguments that were subsequently answered by the book, unlike many other self-help/business advice books I've read (looking at you, Crucial Conversations). I would actually like to own this book, since it would be helpful to refer back to it when my garbage truck ideals were flagging. Now, lets see how long I can keep with it!
The Law of the Garbage Truck® By David J. Pollay “David J. Pollay's The Law of the Garbage Truck is a great read with a great message: When you continue to stand strong with a smile on your face no matter what is going on around you, that's when you're at your very best.” —Joel Osteen, Senior Pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, TX “Pollay has labeled all the negative people in our lives, whether family, friends, or colleagues and offers a fresh self-help guide to deal with them all.” — Publisher's Weekly “The message will stay with you for decades to come.” —Tom Rath, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How Full Is Your Bucket? How often does a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive relative ruin your day with a thoughtless action, an angry rant, or a snide remark? And how often have you ruined someone else's day? In The Law of the Garbage Truck, David J. Pollay shows us that by refusing to let others dump their 'garbage' (negativity, anger, resentment) on us—and letting it 'pass by' instead—we become happier and more successful, both personally and professionally.
And when we stop dumping garbage on others, we improve our relationships, strengthen our businesses, and bring our communities together. Twenty years ago, while riding in a New York City taxi, syndicated columnist and business consultant David J.
The Law Of The Garbage Truck David J. Pollay
Pollay narrowly escaped a life-threatening car crash. The driver who almost caused the accident started yelling at the cab driver, who remarkably just smiled, waved, and wished him well. Pollay asked how the cabbie could remain so calm, and his response sparked the defining principle of The Law of the Garbage Truck: Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment And if you let them, they'll dump it on you. So when someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally move on.
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