{"id":10980,"date":"2025-06-24T05:10:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/15-behaviors-that-drive-people-up-the-wall-frank-sonnenberg\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T05:10:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:10:54","slug":"15-behaviors-that-drive-people-up-the-wall-frank-sonnenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/15-behaviors-that-drive-people-up-the-wall-frank-sonnenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Behaviors that Drive People Up the Wall \u2014 Frank Sonnenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"width: 464px;\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/poster-15-behaviors-that-drive-people-up-the-wall.jpg\" alt=\"Great reputation, reputation, personal brand, Frank Sonnenberg\" width=\"464\" height=\"792\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/poster-15-behaviors-that-drive-people-up-the-wall.jpg\" alt=\"Great reputation, reputation, personal brand, Frank Sonnenberg\" width=\"464\" height=\"792\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/poster-15-behaviors-that-drive-people-up-the-wall.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Download\" src=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/download_now.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"27\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Download\" src=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/download_now.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"117\" height=\"27\"\/><\/a> [pinit count=\u201dhorizontal\u201d]<\/p>\n<h3\/>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">15 Behaviors that Drive People Up the Wall<\/h3>\n<p>According to an unscientific poll, here are the top 15 behaviors that drive people up the wall. If you\u2019re guilty of these things, you may want to reevaluate your behavior\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Do you:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Groom yourself in public? <\/strong><\/span>Do you clip your nails, floss your teeth, or clean your ears in public, or do you do those things in private?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Forget to pick up after yourself?<\/span> <\/strong>Do you clean up after yourself, or expect others to do it for you?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Shout across the room?<\/span> <\/strong>Do you approach someone when you\u2019re talking to them, or do you raise your voice to be heard?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Possess poor hygiene habits?<\/strong> <\/span>Do you have healthy self-care habits, or do you have body odor, bad breath, unwashed hair, dirty hands and fingernails, or soiled clothing? (Yuck!)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Treat people like second-class citizens? <\/strong><\/span>Do you treat <em>everyone<\/em> with dignity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/11-ways-to-earn-respect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">respect<\/a>, or do you look down your nose at people?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Talk on speakerphone in public?<\/span> <\/strong>Do you take calls in private, or do you talk on your cell phone near others?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Invade people\u2019s personal space?<\/strong><\/span> Are you aware of how your behavior impacts others, or do you engage in actions like smoking in someone\u2019s home or walking barefoot in the office?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Show up chronically late?<\/span> <\/strong>Do you arrive at appointments early or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/are-you-always-a-little-late-for-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">show up late<\/a> \u2014 hopefully with an apology? As the saying goes, \u201cIf you show up on time, you\u2019re late.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Cough and sneeze without covering your mouth? <\/strong><\/span>Do you cover your mouth when you cough and sneeze or do you <em>willingly<\/em> spread germs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Cut in line?<\/strong> <\/span>Do you wait your turn or think the rules don\u2019t apply to you?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Refuse to pull your weight? <\/strong><\/span>Do you <em>watch<\/em> people work their tail off or do you jump right in and work alongside them?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Eat like a slob? <\/strong><\/span>Do you chew with your mouth closed or can people see and hear what you\u2019re eating a mile away?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Take things that don\u2019t belong to you? <\/strong><\/span>Do you borrow things and return them promptly, or do you only return them when asked?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Let your kids run wild?<\/span> <\/strong>Do you <em>discipline<\/em> your kids when they do something wrong, or do you let them do <em>anything<\/em> they want \u2014 unsupervised?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Communicate poorly? <\/strong><\/span>Do you know how to have a balanced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/meaningful-conversations-dont-happen-by-chance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conversation<\/a>, or do you interrupt, dominate, and attack others for their opinions? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/standing_3D-VTLB.png\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11205 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/standing_3D-VTLB-256x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/standing_3D-VTLB-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/standing_3D-VTLB-640x750.png 640w, https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/standing_3D-VTLB.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-medium wp-image-11205 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/standing_3D-VTLB-256x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/standing_3D-VTLB-256x300.png 256w, https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/standing_3D-VTLB-640x750.png 640w, https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/standing_3D-VTLB.png 750w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\"\/><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excerpted from Frank\u2019s latest book, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0F8HMF32B\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Values to Live By:\u00a0<em>Know What Matters Most and Let It Be Your Guide<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Does Your Behavior Drive People Up the Wall?<\/h3>\n<p><strong><b>Please leave a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/posters\/15-behaviors-that-drive-people-up-the-wall\/#respond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comment<\/a>\u00a0and tell us what you think or\u00a0share it with someone who can benefit from the\u00a0information.<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Reading:<\/strong> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/50-signs-of-rude-behavior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50 Signs of Rude Behavior<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/23-ways-to-spot-a-hypocrite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">23 Ways to Spot a Hypocrite<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/25-ways-to-screw-up-your-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">25 Ways to Screw Up Your Kids<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/23-ways-to-disappoint-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">23 Ways to Disappoint People<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/do-you-know-folks-who-are-needy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do You Know Folks Who Are Needy?<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/are-you-reliable-or-a-flake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Are You Reliable or a Flake?<\/a> <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franksonnenbergonline.com\/blog\/its-vital-to-say-please-and-thank-you-heres-why\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s Vital to Say Please and Thank You. 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