The speaker reflects on tolerating harmful behavior to keep people around, fearing being labeled the bad guy. Prolonging unhealthy situations costs your well-being. Cutting ties sooner, though uncomfortable, protects your health more than staying silent does.
We allow certain behavior to continue because we're trying to keep certain people in our lives. And unfortunately, some people should not be in our lives. And that is a hard pill to swallow as well, because as much as whether it's friends, family, or business acquaintances, some people do not belong in your life. And the sooner you can get them out, the better you're gonna be. And unfortunately, there was times when I didn't just have days or months or a year. I've allowed situations to go on for a very long time because I didn't want to be the bad guy to pull the plug. Really? And so I took on the pain and the frustration and the issues because I didn't want to be the bad person who said, let me hit the stop button. Because I didn't want to be that person. But at the same time, I wasn't doing myself any favors by not stopping or correcting certain things that were happening.
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