When people push you to do something do you do it?

United States
June 3, 2011 1:11pm CST
If someone pushes you to say, get a job, go exercise by someone making you/forcing you to do something does it make you want to do it more or make you not want to? For me, if someone pushes me into doing something - it makes me not want to do it more. However, if someone pushes me in a nice way, I would do it. How about you??
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@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
29 Jun 11
hi, actually i will not do anything especially when they push me to do that such thing the more they push me the more that i dont do it,they can please me to do something but not to push me to do it.
@lumenmom (1986)
• United States
5 Jun 11
If someone pushes me to do something I am much less inclined to do it. Just like yesterday, I was getting off the bus and the bus driver was asking me a question so I was standing there a few seconds longer than usual. Lady wanted to get on so she said very nastily, "Excuse me, I am trying to get on. It's hot." Normally I would have gladly moved out of the lady's way but just because she was nasty and forceful I took my time. I think it's human nature to rebel against anyone trying to force them.
• United States
4 Jun 11
I guess I'm like you. If I was "pushed" nicelty then I would probably think about it. If it wasn't nicely then nope I wouldn't do it. Sometimes people do need a nice little push to do things especially if it's good for them and they don't want to do it.
@jujunme (2501)
• United States
4 Jun 11
Pushiness very seldom works if i'm asked to do something in a nice way and i feel it's important, i will do it without someone trying to force me to. Those who demand others to do something very rarely get any results,since many people when being forced or pushed will do exactly the opposite or ignore the person altogether.
• United States
5 Jun 11
If someone pushes me to do something that I know in my heart is good for me then I swallow my pride and do it. I might hate them for it now but in the near future I will thank them.
4 Jun 11
If someone push me to do something.If he/she say me nicely then i will do that work but it also depend on the work which is good or bad.If it is good work i will do and if that work is bad then i will no0t do that work.
@dodo19 (47043)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
3 Jun 11
It does depend on the situation. I do generally listen to what people have to say, first. I do take into consideration what they are saying. Some things I will do, if I feel it's worth while, or if I feel like doing it, or something like that. However, I don't do everything that I am asked to do, or told to do.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
3 Jun 11
this all depends on how hard and how far someone is willing to push me and for what purpose it might serve. I don't like to be pushed into something. i do like it to be my own idea.
@watergirl (567)
• Philippines
4 Jun 11
Depends on what I'm being pushed to do. If I'm pushed to do better or become a better person, I probably would take the advice. If I don't think the change is right for me, I wouldn't do it. Sometimes, we just have to take a good advice.
3 Jun 11
If someone pushes me to do something they get a right mouthful from me. And well if someone jokingly encourages me to do something, it tempts me to do it.
• India
4 Jun 11
Yeah, if someone is pushing me in a nice way to do something, I would, like if it's my boyfriend. It just gets irritating (for some reason) if it's you mom or your dad. I'd still think about what I want though even if my bf pushes. I'd figure out if it's good for me anyway. I'd definitely give a thought to whoever is telling me whatever. And then I'll discuss it with someone important in my life, maybe, if I can't reach a decision myself. It's all good. :)
@ludyvel04 (311)
• Philippines
4 Jun 11
It depends on the situation. Me when I see that someone is pushing me to do something which I know is not right, I will probably refuse to do it. But if someone force me to do something which I think will help me to enhance my abilities, I give it a try. Same with you,I also don't want to perform tasks if I was forced to do so coz I want to do things with my own will.
@moneyin6 (14)
3 Jun 11
Usually for me, I don't like to be pushed/forced into anything. The more you push me, the more I angry I get and the more I ignore you. I don't believe that it is anyone's right to try to push their view onto you. The only way anyone could "convince" me into anything is only to talk about the subject and share their experience and knowledge on it. The more informed I am, the more I would be convinced to go your way. I am stubborn like that.
@juni76 (2)
• Philippines
4 Jun 11
If it's a positive push then I would, but if it sounds like nagging already, the more that I would tend to not like to do that thing. First, I am old enough to know what to do. Of course I need advice and a little push from others especially from the people I care and people who care for me, but it should always be a positive push...
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
3 Jun 11
Well it really does depend on the situation. If it is something I would have done anyway then yes I would do it. But if its that they are asking for a favour and they are pressuring me or if its something I would not do even though I might have authority to do it, I would not do it. I hate when people pressure me on a certain things. Pushing me to do something I dont want to do is like pushing me away from it. If I say no I wont do it then no matter how you are going to beg or want to use petty tricks for me to do it, it will never happen.
• United States
3 Jun 11
I usually listen to advice and opinions but I won't be forced into doing anything. I have to do things for me, after all I will be doing the something. So I have to really want, I can try but surely if I am not really wanting to then I eventually will give up. So if someone asks me nicely, it would leave room for us to discuss why and maybe then I can see why I should.
• India
3 Jun 11
Not always....it would also depend on whos is telling me to do that activity and also what nature of activity it is.....if it is something I have an interest in, yes I will do it..However if it is somethin I am not 2 keen on then may be I dont think I will go ahead and do such a thing, unless it it told to me by a person who is very close....It could also get irritating at times as I dont like being pushed and told to do things cause I mostly get them done myself or before anyone can tell me about it....