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Craig Harper is Australia's leading
motivational speaker
and educator (according to Google Australia). He is a highly
sought-after corporate coach and is considered to be
a leader and pioneer in the areas of personal and
professional development.
Working with hundreds of
teams, companies and a wide variety of organisations
on numerous continents over the last twenty years
has given Craig a unique insight into, and
understanding of, human performance and all its
variables. Craig has an ability to educate, inspire,
challenge and make people laugh all at the same
time!
So on Thursday last week we ran a teeny weeny competition and I asked you to finish my article on Over-thinkers; to provide us with the tenth and final tip for dealing with the issue of over-thinking. Well, we received a bunch of fantastic responses and I certainly got some great ideas and inspiration from your fertile minds. I appreciate the effort you went to. While there were several entries which were very clever and insightful, we can have only one winner and this time around that person is Vicki Gottliebsen. Vicki's contribution was a clever use of mental imagery to deal with a person's chronic over-thinking. Love your work Vicki. You have a signed copy of my book coming your way and if you take a peek at the article in question, you'll see your contribution has been added. You're now a published author on me-dot-com! No cash but lots of glory! Just email us at the site and we'll organise delivery of your book. The feedback suggests that a weekly competition might be a fun and popular addition to the line-up, so we'll give that a run for a while and see what happens.
On with today's er.... lesson.
For the following article to have maximum impact, you might need to replace your voice (the one in your head) with that of wildlife guru, Sir David Attenborough (if you're not sure who he is, think seventy year-old British bloke). After yesterday's deep and meaningful article you may find today's effort something of a departure. A silly departure. Also, if you're feeling a little fragile or you have a propensity to be easily offended, you may want to re-surface here tomorrow. We won't talk about you while you're gone. Promise.
Since the dawn of time man has talked shit (and by man, I mean blokes). For millennia we alpha males of the species have delighted in seemingly meaningless and pointless dialogue. It's in our DNA and current research suggests that as men, we have no choice. Dogs chase cats, women shop and blokes talk shit. It's what we do. Anywhere, any time, we're good to go. For men, talking shit is completely cathartic; an emotional and psychological purge. It's also a good opportunity for us to step out of reality; something that makes us more than a little uncomfortable. In terms of pleasure, talking shit runs a close second to an orgasm (but lasts hours longer), just edges out a good nut scratch and beats a quality sneeze hands down. There are no real rules (as such) when it comes to talking shit but it is widely understood that (1) logic plays no role (2) truth is irrelevant (3) women must not be involved and (4) there must be laughter. A typical conversation between blokes might go something like:
SAM: "Did I tell you about the friend of mine who put one of his chickens on horse steroids?"
JO: "F*** off!"
SAM: "No, really"
JO: "What happened?"
SAM: "In nine months it grew as big as a frickin' pony"
JO: "Bullshit!"
SAM: "Nope, I've seen it; it weighs two hundred pounds"
JO: "Does it have feathers?"
SAM: "Shit yeah"
JO: "Can it fly?"
SAM: "Only for about ten feet"
JO: "No shit?"
SAM: "Yep"
JO: "Does it lay eggs?"
SAM: "Yep, as big as your head"
TONY: "If you think that's amazing, I've got this weird cousin with three ears who worked in a nuclear plant in the Soviet Union...."
And so it continues; therapy.
Of course to the female of the species, shit talking is not only a waste of valuable time, but a source of great consternation, frustration and confusion. In lay mans terms, they simply don't get it and they definitely don't enjoy it. While women love to talk about 'something', men are very happy to talk about nothing in particular. AKA... shit. In fact, talking about something will typically raise blood pressure and produce a stress response in the alpha male of the species, while talking shit will do the exact opposite. Numerous studies have found that regular shit talkers are more resistant to disease, enjoy a stronger immune system, worry less, live longer and enjoy greater happiness than their non-shit-speaking male counterparts.
In short, talking shit can be a life saver. Ladies, if you really love your man, let him talk shit. In fact, encourage him to talk shit. Think of the kids.
This article has been another fine example of a man talking shit.
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