10 Things Smart People Never Tolerate

Throughout life, we have to deal with a lot of obstacles, and hardship in order to appreciate the good things, around us. However, just because life might deal us a difficult hand, does not mean we should purposely choose turmoil, in order to ''learn a lesson''.

Life is hard enough without having to deal with certain people, or behaviors. That said, we want to go over a few key things you should not tolerate, in your life. Here are things smart people never tolerate;

1- The need for acceptance

If you want to live a positive life, you need to give up the need, to please other people. While you should care about the happiness of your friends and family, remember that you alone cannot make, or break their happiness. In other words, you can care about people, without needing to bend over backward, to make them happy. If you make a decision that they don't like, their negative feelings toward that decision, are solely their responsibility. Smart people don't live in the prison of other people's opinions.

2- Talking down on themselves

Smart people never engage, in negative self-talk, because they know that, will only bring them down. If they do have low self-esteem, they consciously work on it and utilize positive thinking, in order to change their mindset about themselves.

3- Negative friends

Just like you don't want to put yourself down, your friends shouldn't either. Smart people make sure to eliminate negative people, from their lives and don't allow other people, to bring them down. Don't hesitate to cut people, out who only seek to see you suffer. Your friends should lift you up and inspire you, not make you depressed.

4- Staying stuck in life

Smart people choose to get out of a bad situation, instead of playing the victim. While you can't always just leave a situation, you can make plans, to get out or consider your options. This is exactly what smart people do, when life presents them with a challenge, or when they feel uninspired by their surroundings.

5- The herd mentality

Smart people also don't tolerate following the crowd, when their heart doesn't want them to. They listen to their own inner voice, to make a decision, not the noise of the outside world.

6- Staying in a job they hate

Smart people can't stay in a job, that doesn't satisfy their soul; that just feels like death to them. They would rather struggle, for a while doing something they love, then spend all their hours in a job, that drains them, even if it pays well.

7- Letting their health take a back seat

Sure all the responsibilities in life can put a damper, on our energy, but that doesn't mean we should neglect our health. Smart people always make time, to take care of themselves, whether that means going to the gym, after a long workday, or getting up an hour early to make a healthy breakfast, before work.

8- Letting money control them

Anyone knows that we need money to survive, but that doesn't mean you need to let it control, your every waking thought. Smart people work, with what they've got and don't live outside of their means. They might strive for a higher paying job, or try to start a business, but they still want to live frugally, and have a balanced life.

9- Explaining themselves to people who don't listen

Not everyone will understand, how you think or even try to do so, and that's fine. Smart people know when to walk away from people, who don't support them, or whose soul doesn't match up with theirs. Not everyone you meet in life is meant to stay, and smart people know this.

10- Being unhappy

Life is too short to be anything, but ridiculously happy, but with all the things, we have to deal with, a lot of people forget that. Remember that you are in charge of your own happiness. Smart people let go of anything, that no longer serves them, so they can usher better things into their life.