I am getting ready to put my seminar together. In one of the texts I will be using, there is a portion of a chapter dedicated to Crazy Making. This topic struck me, so I felt compelled to write this week’s blog on it. Crazy Makers are people who are addicted to drama, are victims of what I term “the poor pitiful me syndrome.” They take up your time and deplete your life force if you allow it. They do not support you on your journey. They make you feel less than. They are controlling and abusive. One example of crazy making can be is the person tells you to do it one way, you do it and then they you, you are wrong and to do it another way. Simply put: a head-game. Do not fall for this trap. These types of tactics make you question your sanity. Don’t. It is them, not you. The main thing is to recognize the issue. Write down who your crazy makers are and why. The key is to recognize and then take the necessary actions. Crazy Making can happen at home, at work, or in a relationship/friendship. This type of behavior is counter productive. In the business world this can severely decrease your productivity. Loss of productivity = decreased revenue. THINK ABOUT THIS FOLKS.
I will share with you that at one time in my life I experienced a workplace/crazy making atmosphere. The management was playing head games, bullying and yelling at the staff. I finally left. You do not have to tolerate this. If you can identify with these behaviors, seek assistance, speak to a therapist and/or clergy. You have the right to leave and/or decrease contact from the Crazy Makers in your lives.
I totally agree with this. I have a family full of them and they are always trying to put me down and telling me this or that won’t work. I had to delete them all from FB so it didn’t distract from MY goals.
I totally relate. I left my job and became a self employed person because of this. And when I moved to the entrepreneurial stage of my life, this struck again and I had to revise who I associated with even more. I now have some family and friends whom I talk about anything else but business…. then the craziness stops. With less negativity in my head, productivity grows.
I love this term “crazy makers” for those who like drama… especially the negative kind. I think everyone has “crazy makers” around them. I have noticed a shift in friends over the past couple of years but it’s hard to stay away from the “crazy makers” if they are family.
I’m sorry I’m just seeing this post today, but nice work!
Just wrote a post in a similar vein, about how some consultants build reputation on brash public speaker branding tactics and forget that these are, to a consultant anyway, prospects!
http://marcana.com/2010/07/26/youre-doing-it-wrong/