Eeyores Vs. Tiggers

Recently in the studio one of our trainers started a conversation regarding people who are like Eeyore and people who are like Tigger. I was a Winnie the Pooh nut when I was a kid so this was near and dear to my heart.

Basically she had seen someone speaking on breaking people into 2 groups Eeyores are people who are always down, complaining, making excuses, nothing is going right, life sucks blah blah, blah

Tiggers are always upbeat energetic and positive, eager to get out and get going.

I really liked this concept because I see it all the time. People who constantly fail have a self-defeating mentality. Life always sucks or they can never get a break or "this happened so I couldn't get this done ." You know the ones always excuses for why they can't succeed whether it be weight loss, business or personal lives. They can just never get a break.

Whereas Tiggers always look at the bright side. Even when things don't go their way they use it as alearning experience and move forward. They don't make excuses they just keep trying. They remain upbeat and positive about life and don't blame other people or circumstances for their failures or as they look at it "temporary setbacks."

So the big question is which are you. I believe we have days where we can be Tiggers and others where we are Eeyores. The goal should be to have Tigger days that far outnumber Eeyore days. If you find you are constantly blaming other people, things, situations circumstances etc. for your lack of succes then look at the common denominator it's ....you!!

You need to change your attitude. You ultimately control how you allocate your time and what you choose to focus on. I can't tell you how many times I've heard people say "I have no time to exercise" but they seem to have all the time to watch every TV show in primetime. They should just say "exercise is not my priority, and other things are" instead of making lame excuses. The people I know who are Tiggers get things done. They might get up early to exercise but they get it done. The Eeyores whine and say "I could never get up that early."

The bottom line is the Tiggers know if you want something bad enough you will do whatever it takes to get it. The Eeyores want to just blame everyone and everything else so they don't have to take responsbility for anything.

They are also draining to be around. They suck your energy right out.

I'd rather be around Tiggers who give me energy and keep me from getting the contagious Eeeyore disease. Ever noticed people who are Eeyores like to hang around and just complain together. What an utter waste of time and energy. That accomplished nothing!

I'll wrap it up with this. If you are an Eeyore it isn't permanent. You just need an attitude adjustment. As Charles Swindoll says life is about 10% of what happens to me and 90% on how I react to it. So your car needs new tires or your kids are misbehaving or maybe you had rough day at work. Did anyone die? Do you think you are the only one who deals with this? Is it really that big of deal. Put energy into positive things and thoughts don't waste your time on whining and complaining it will get you nowhere fast.