David J. Pollay - The Law of the Garbage Truck: How to Respond to People Who Dump On You, and How to Stop Dumping On Others

Praise for David J. Pollay and The Law of the Garbage Truck

Theres a simple reason why David J. Pollays No Garbage Trucks! Pledge has been translated into 48 languages, and people from more than 100 countries have taken it: It works! Start living a better life now!

Nick Morgan, President of Public Words, and author of Trust Me: Four Steps to Authenticity and Charisma

Follow David J. Pollays powerful recommendationsand youll develop positive habits of happiness.

Ed Diener, Joseph R. Smiley Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois, coauthor (with Robert Biswas-Diener) of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth

One of the best books Ive read in yearsyoull want everyone you care about to read The Law of the Garbage Truck.

Yakov Smirnoff, Americas Funniest Russian Comedian, and Professor at Missouri State University

As a Yahoo!, David was a one man No Garbage Zone of positive attitude and good business results. This honest and generous book will show you how to be one too.

Tim Sanders, former Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo!, and author of Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends

This enjoyable, fast-moving book shows you how to forget about past events you cannot change, and focus on creating an unlimited future for yourself.

Brian Tracy, author, 55 books/38 languages

Athletes committed to greatness need to study The Law of the Garbage Truck. Like a great coach, David J. Pollay offers a powerful game plan for success in life and sports.

Jeff Conine, Major League Baseball All-Star and two-time World Series winner

How you interact with the world is a choice. You can get dumped on (and do some dumping). Or you can enjoy life. Its your decision and David J. Pollay will show you how to make it.

David Meerman Scott, best-selling author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR

To know the essence of motivation is to reach in your soul and see how far you can push your heart! In The Law of the Garbage Truck, David J. Pollay helps you visit that feeling.

Ronnie Lott, member of the National Football League Hall of Fame

Im recommending The Law of the Garbage Truck to everyone I know. David J. Pollay gives us what we needa common language to revolutionize our relationships at home, at work, and in the world.

Scott Dols, CEO of Trucks.com

This book is full of delightfully practical advice on how to focus on the right things to improve our lives and our relationships.

James O. Pawelski, Director of Education and Senior Scholar, Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania

A MUST READ for business leaders today. I have handed out copies of The Law of the Garbage Truck to my colleagues and team members.

Frank Sui, Partner, Deloitte Consulting LLP

The Law of the Garbage Truck has everything necessary to become a classic in the empowerment field.

Caroline Adams Miller, author of Creating Your Best Life: The Ultimate Life List Guide

Whether you are in business, academia, a parent, spouse, or just getting out of school, this book will change your life forever.

Alberto B. Casellas, Vice President and General Manager, General Electric Capital Retail Finance

I want every principal, teacher, and parent to read The Law of the Garbage Truck. This brilliant book shows us how to give our best to our children every day, and to each other.

Tammy Ferguson, North Area Director of School Accountability, Palm Beach County School District

Cancer patients long for the time they will be able to move beyond unanswered questions and gripping fears to a feeling of well-being, strength, and focus. The Law of the Garbage Truck is a liberating tool.

Lenora Johnson, Founder and Executive Director, Steel Magnolias Breast Cancer Support Group, Inc.

The universality of this spiritual message goes beyond all borders and unites all of us in a single mission to be kind and compassionate to all people.

Reverend Linda Mobley, Cason United Methodist Church of Delray Beach

David J. Pollay pours his naturally infectious positive energy into a clear, pragmatic formula to magnetize your own positive mindset in life and business.

Rick Brandon, author of Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success

Pollay has profound empathy for peoples daily struggle to find kindness in the world. If we all chose to live by his simple principles, we would be on our way to achieving peace in our day.

Michele Trickey, President and CEO of AIESEC in the United States

In reading The Law of the Garbage Truck, I was reminded of the teachings of the Dalai Lama. Many of David Pollays insightful observations and helpful recommendations are rooted in the time honored principles of Buddhism.

Dale Smith, Head of School, Pine Crest School

David J. Pollay has written a superb and deeply spiritual book. The Law of the Garbage Truck instructs us to cleanse our spiritsand invites us to pursue a deep introspection in a way that inspires us to want to make more of our lives.

Rabbi Daniel Levin, Temple Beth El of Boca Raton

David J. Pollay is my new hero! The Law of the Garbage Truck is more than a book; its a manual for improving the quality of your life.

Shaun Rawls, New York Tri-State Regional Director and Operating Partner of The Rawls Group, Keller Williams Realty

David J. Pollays The Law of the Garbage Truck stands out from the hundreds of how-to-live-your-life books: It is backed by the best current research on happiness and well-beingreaders who seriously commit to these principles will find their lives, their work, and their relationships enriched.

Raymond D. Fowler, former President of the American Psychological Association

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2010 by David J. Pollay
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David J. Pollay is author and copyright owner of the essays The Law of the Garbage Truck and Beware of Garbage Trucks!. Both were originally published in 2006 in the Boca Raton News and Boomer Times & Senior Life. The columns were redistributed in 2007 through North Star Writers Group, Positive Psychology News Daily, and HappyNews.com.

David J. Pollay is the creator and owner of the trademarks The Law of the Garbage Truck, Beware of Garbage Trucks!, I Am not a Garbage Truck!, No Garbage Trucks! Pledge, No Garbage Trucks! Zone, No Dumping Zone, Dont Dump On Me, No Garbage Zone, The Garbage Cycle, The Gratitude Cycle, Are You a Garbage Accepter?, Are You a Garbage Dumper?, Total Garbage Load, The Happiness Answer, and the distinctive The Law of the Garbage Truck icon and logo.

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