"The Law of the Garbage Truck” Review

"The Law of the Garbage Truck” by David J. Pollay will be released October 5, 2010.  You can pre-order it now at  Barnes & Noble !

Twenty years ago, while riding in the back of a New York City taxicab, David J. Pollay narrowly escaped a life-threatening car crash. The driver who almost caused the major accident started yelling at David’s taxi driver, who remarkably just smiled, waved and wished the other driver well before he and David drove away. David asked how the cabbie could remain so calm. His reply spawned the defining principle of The Law of the Garbage Truck and left author, David J. Pollay awestruck.

His driver said: “Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment…And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. So when someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally…move on.”

There are 8 commitments to “The Law of the Garbage Truck”. Each commitment has a chapter  that contain  stories which show how to apply the philosophy in everyday life.

Do Let Garbage Trucks Pass You By
Do Let Your Own Garbage Trucks Pass You By
Do Avoid Becoming Someone Else's Garbage Truck
Do Help the Garbage Trucks You Can
Do Honor Your No Garbage Trucks! Pledge
Do Live in The Gratitude Cycle and Live Free of The Garbage Cycle
Do Declare Your Life a No Garbage Trucks! Zone
Do Declare Your Work a No Garbage Trucks! Zone

The Garbage Trucks  are people who spread negative emotions to others, we can all find Garbage Trucks in our own life.  The author uses personal, real life examples to express the benefits of allowing yourself to ignore Garbage Trucks and to not become one yourself.  The Law of the Garbage Truck is about making choices to share the positive emotions and experiences in life, and to leave the garbage behind.   

What about you? Is your life a No Garbage Truck Zone? How much happier would you be if you let the Garbage Trucks pass you by? Life is too short to live in a world of regrets.  Take the No Garbage Truck Pledge!
Disclosure: I received an advanced copy to facilitate my review. These are 100% my own opinions.  Product information courtesy of Sterling Publishing and David J. Pollay. No monetary compensation was provided for this post.