What is up with people who write nasty comments about other people? Really, what is up with people like that?

Why would you have any desire to trash someone who is trying to improve themselves? I don’t care what you say about me, because I know who I am. Not only that, but people who write negative comments about someone is usually very jealous of that person.

So when it comes to someone who writes comments that spew negativity, it usually means that they are a very jealous person. They can’t do what you do, so they trash you instead of just congratulating you on your accomplishments.

They will say things like, “That guy is lame” or “That guy is a pussy” or “What a faggot!” Negative comments are often so juvenile. If you read a lot of the comments on YouTube, you would think a 12 year old is writing them. Actually I think I am giving too much maturity to these — it’s like a 5 year old is writing them.

You have no right to criticize people who are trying to improve themselves — whether they are just out approaching people or they come to a Bootcamp or in whatever way they are trying to make improvements. This is especially true for people who are willing to put themselves on video so that you can learn from their experiences.

Negativity is a disease that too many people have due to their own inadequacies. The reason why they’re negative is that they are so afraid to go out and try the things they’re being negative about on their own.

They’re so afraid to improve themselves, and would rather be an “armchair quarterback” who acts like they can do better. What is funny, though, is that they are the ones watching these videos.

I’m not negative about anybody. I truly believe that everybody’s path is their own, and and I embrace on whatever path people people choose to be.

If you’re not good at something, I am not going to make fun of you. I’m not five years old.

You can almost hear these people in their five year old whining voice saying to their computer screen, “You can’t do it, you can’t do it, na na na na na na…” I mean, come on folks.

We’re all out there trying to do better in life. Instead of being negative, support somebody and say “Hey man, that must have been tough doing that. I can’t do it and I’m gonna man up and tell you that I can’t do it.”

Start doing that, and maybe then people will come and reach out to you. If you’re negative, you’re not better than anybody else. Negative people are never better than anyone else, because anyone who is truly secure and confident and capable of doing what they are criticizing would never be so negative about someone learning how to be that same way.

While there are certainly people who like to speak up more than others, or people who really have trouble staying on topic, in general it all seems to work in the end. Every once in a while, though, we have people who seem to forget that this is a blog community and not their personal blog.

Although I would never mention any names of course, anyone who read the comments on yesterday’s blog no doubt saw that we had someone who chose to try to make a point in their anger by posting their comments one word at a time. This became pretty disruptive and caused people to complain not only right in the comments, but in barrage of emails into my inbox.

We all need to be mindful of others’ opinions and that this is a community blog. When there is an amazing discussion going on, contribute . . . and don’t always feel like you need to change the conversation to be about you. When you do that, you are making others uncomfortable and throwing off the chemistry of the blog.

So to our ‘one word at a time” poster – you know who you are – please do not feel like you are being 86′d like a meatball sandwich at an Italian restaurant. You’re not being voted off the island . . . but please start being more mindful of others and try to keep your personal battles from monopolizing the blog.

If you really feel the need to work out personal issues not pertaining to the blog, and you need personal attention, then might I suggest you give coaching a try. In the meantime, keep the all the great comments coming and let’s continue to have great dialogue!

Have a great Saturday!