Day 6-

External family, friends and co-workers for the most part are cooperative and not negative. To be clear, external family means we are talking about someone other than a spouse or your own children such as a brother, uncle, cousin, etc.

There is usually one or two that do not add value to your life. In fact, they drain you of your energy and ability to focus.

See if there's a way to improve relations with those who are borderline. Consider removing those who will continue to have a negative impact on your focus and energy.

Take the time to make three lists. External family-Friends-Coworkers.

Use your scale out of ten to rate each person on the three lists. Now find the low scoring ones. Those would be the ones who cause you to lose focus by impacting you with negative words or actions. They might demand your time because they want to offload their work onto yours.

Everyone has a relative who constantly needs others to do things for them. A ride somewhere or they want their kids picked up by someone else. Friends who day in and day out bombard you with the story of how their significant other is ruining their life.

These people are not adding value to your life. They are slowly sucking your energy like a leech on a fat puppy.

How about co-workers (or band mates) who drop a load of work in your lap and then tell you a sob story of why they're unable to complete the task and if you were truly a team player, you would take care of it.

The best way to handle all these folks is gently but firmly. Give them the things you love about them and then gently advise them of some changes they must make in order for you to focus and succeed.

If they're unable to see the need to change, it's time to limit your interactions with them.