With Tat
How To Handle The Naysayers.
I would like to pull up the subject of a disgruntled and/or
unhappy public. We creative groomers will all eventually get
our turn on ye olde chopping block. It doesn’t feel good, but
it will happen. If it has not happened yet, trust me, you will get
your turn, particularly if you compete.
I bring this up at this time because I have been caught myself.
I have been publicized in some noticeable things, and not
always for the better. If any of ya’ll know me, you know I am
the type of person that never puts on any special behavior
for any one. I don’t care who you are or where you are from,
what your background is, how much money you have, what
your sexuality is, what religion you belong to, whatever. I treat
everyone the same. I do not act “special” for anybody, save
my elders whom I was always taught to respect.
I have been lying pretty low since Intergroom. Not only from
staying busy with work (I am working for Sally AND myself
now) but I have just been thinking. A lot.
When I was a young lass, I was a tad scrappy. I felt that I had to
fight for what I believed in. Just the mere mention of something
I was passionate about (like animals in shelters) would get me
all fired up and scrap-happy, but I have matured a lot since
then. Don’t get me wrong, I am still plenty passionate about
things; it’s just how I handle them now that makes all the
difference. The old adage “you catch more flies with honey
than vinegar” has a bit of truth to it.
Let’s start by saying it does not matter who you are, there
will ALWAYS be someone that disagrees with you. You know
why? That person is JUST as passionate about THEIR belief in
whatever this subject is…let’s call it Whammy-diddle X.
So, you, dear reader, are on the “A” belief side of subject
Whammy-diddle X. You have just met a strong opposition
from this person, Bob, who is on belief side “B” of Whammy-
diddle X. Now, before you complain and tell me this is too
much like algebra with all the letters and variables….let’s just
get to the point.
How do you convince Bob that the “A” belief is just the most
darn tootin’ way to think about this Whammy-diddle X? What
can you say? What can you do?
This depends on how rational Bob is. Does Bob let you get a
word in edge-wise? Does Bob give 2 cents what your opinion
is? Is Bob interested in learning more about the opposite
views in the Whammy-diddle X controversy? What to do?!
What to do?!
Nothin’. Yup. Nothing. That’s what you do. Absolutely,
positively, nuthin’, honey. You let good ol’ Bob take the field
FIRST.