10 Reasons to Avoid Bad Situations

Some people stumble into the occasional bad situation while others seem to be drawn to them on a daily basis. Here's why you want to avoid bad situations--everything from drugs to embezzlement, from the psycho significant other to bar fights, from legal troubles to underhanded dealing--no matter what:

1. It takes a toll physically (stress, drugs, fighting, etc can have a significant impact your body)
2. It takes a toll financially (court fines, bail, legal judgements...the list financial ramifications is long)
3. It takes a toll emotionally (any major or long term emotional situation such as taking a life or living in a violent situation will impact your emotional development)
4. It takes a toll on your reputation (people do tend to judge you by your actions and your history and reputations tend to proceed people)
5. It takes a toll on your relationships (friends and family will lose respect for you, others will avoid you--and the trouble that follows you)
6. It takes a toll on you psychologically (the loss of peace and living in a continual "high alert" level has an extreme impact on psychological development)
7. It takes a toll on your security (continually having to watch your back is not a good way to live)
8. It takes a toll on your productivity (it's difficult to focus on the task at hand when you are stressing over the latest drama)
9. It takes a toll on your future (the results of many bad situations often carry out far into the future)
10. It takes a toll on your ability to be prepared...this is a preparedness blog after all... (being prepared means your current situation is taken care of so you can focus on being ready for any disaster that may happen; this is next to impossible to do if you are dealing with the above mentioned repercussions)