573: Should You Remove Toxic People from Your Life?
Achieve Your Goals with Hal Elrod
Hal Elrod
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
We've all heard someone give advice on cutting toxic people out of our lives. You've likely heard me say it on this podcast before. But what if that isn't the best solution? What if there's a way to differentiate between truly toxic people and those who are difficult and struggle with negativity? And what if you're the person in their life that can help them evolve and grow?
In today's episode, I dive deep into this topic to challenge conventional wisdom and provide three questions to ask yourself and three steps to help you with the difficult people in your life. Instead of completely cutting people out of our lives, these relationships might be a way for you to add value to their lives with your friendship.
So today, I'll share a few personal stories, including one that might just change how you view difficult relationships forever. You'll learn how to distinguish between truly toxic individuals and those who are simply difficult, and you'll discover why dealing with challenging people might be the ultimate growth opportunity—for you and for them.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Your friendship might be exactly what someone else needs when it matters most
- The biggest differentiators between toxic and difficult people
- Setting boundaries with friends doesn’t always mean cutting ties with them
- The unexpected benefits of dealing with challenging relationships
- Three practical steps to handle difficult people with grace
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Achieve Your Goals podcast, the show that empowers you to wake up to your full potential and achieve your biggest goals and dreams. |
| 0:09.6 | I am your host, Hal Elrod, and I invite you to join us each week as we share actionable strategies to take your life to the next level, |
| 0:16.6 | as well as interview world-class experts and entrepreneurs who have achieved extraordinary goals |
| 0:21.9 | themselves, and we ask them to give you a peek behind the curtain and teach you exactly what |
| 0:26.4 | you need to do to do the same. Ready? Here we go. |
| 0:36.5 | Hello, friends. Welcome to the Achieve Your Goals podcast. I'm your host, Hal Elrod. And in today's |
| 0:41.4 | episode, we are examining advice that we've all heard, but is it good advice? And that advice is |
| 0:47.2 | cut toxic people out of your life. Now, that might sound callous or it might sound empowering. And sometimes I do think it's |
| 0:55.7 | necessary to protect our well-being. But what if that advice isn't complete? What if it isn't the |
| 1:02.1 | whole story? What if there's a way to differentiate between truly toxic people, those who |
| 1:07.4 | intentionally or repeatedly cause harm, those who thrive on manipulation, control, |
| 1:13.7 | and negativity. And what about the other group that those who are just difficult, difficult people? |
| 1:20.8 | They lack self-awareness. They struggle with negativity or complaining and they may be in need |
| 1:25.8 | of support. And what if you were put in someone's |
| 1:29.1 | life not to distance yourself from their negativity, but to help them evolve, grow, and heal? |
| 1:36.5 | In fact, what if the people in your life who drain your energy are there for a reason and a reason |
| 1:42.1 | that's actually beneficial for both you and them. Yes, |
| 1:46.0 | I'm going there. I promise by the end of this episode, you might just look at your difficult |
| 1:50.9 | people and the difficult relationships in your life in a completely new life. In fact, |
| 1:56.5 | in today's episode, we'll consider the surprising benefits, yes, benefits of dealing with |
| 2:02.8 | challenging relationships, the fine line between setting boundaries and cutting ties, and how |
| 2:08.3 | showing up for others, even when it's hard, can help you grow into a stronger, more compassionate, |
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