#THE LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER#
#THE LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK FULL#

What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Here’s my bet. The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. Leaders and parents know that they have to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting.

#THE LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK FULL#

They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger & full of disappointment. The mark of a successful person is how quickly she can get back her focus on what’s important. 'The Law of the Garbage Truck.' He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. And like my Taxi Driver, I don’t make it a personal thing I just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Well, now “I see Garbage Trucks.” I see the load they’re carrying. So this was it: The “Law of the Garbage Truck.” 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 a work, at home, on the streets? It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do anymore.” You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.

#THE LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK DRIVER#

So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck.” My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. 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. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches! 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. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Stay Healthy, Be wealthy and a Wise Investor.įinancial Planning Ensures Efficient Management of Your Money.A couple of years ago, I learned this lesson. There isn’t or ever will be a better piece of investment advice than this.Īll we need to do is to change our investing behaviour and lo and behold all our financial dreams shall come true. Stay calm, smile and carry on with your investing as though nothing has happened. Like garbage trucks, the markets too throw their garbage on us in the form of volatility, market correction or even a market crash.īut as an SIP investor, you need to behave like the taxi driver. There is a beautiful investment lesson locked in this piece of advice. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on with the routine life.ĭon’t take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment.Īs their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they’ll dump it on you. He explained, “Many people are like garbage trucks. This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck”

So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” My taxi driver slammed the 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.

We were driving in the right lane when suddenly, a black car, jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. One day, I hopped into a taxi and took off for the airport.

The law of the garbage truck