The type of people we surround ourselves with goes a long way
in determining how positive or negative our lives turn out much more
than ourselves at times.
While some people can inspire and encourage us to be better versions
of ourselves by sharing their positive energy with us to prepare us for
success, some others tend to suck up our energy and have an overall
negative effect on our careers and lives.
You may be wondering how it is possible for you to identify the
negative people in your life. Look no further as we present you a list
of people that can stand in the way of you being successful.
The Pessimistic One
No matter how good and promising an idea or situation looks like, the
pessimistic friend will always see the negative part of the situation.
Having a 100% Pessimists as a friend is a bad idea as they can easily
suck up all of your energy and enthusiasm, leaving you in a bad mood.
If it is difficult for you to stay off such people in your life,
reduce communication to the barest minimum with such people. If someone
is your friend to bring you down, there’s no need being around them at
all.
The Social Climbers
These ones put their interests and every single thing that has to do
with them on top of every other thing. These people are all about
themselves and will put themselves first, no matter the situation. Even
when the situation is clearly not about them, they will still find a way
to put everything about themselves first.
People that fall into this category will make you feel they are down
for you but the moment your friendship becomes an obstacle to them or
their ambitions, they will give it up without a second thought.
Dream Crushers
The people that belong in this category are easy to identify as they
will stop at nothing to make sure that they give you a million and one
logical reasons why the idea you have for a business cannot turn out
positively. They will also give you reasons why your voice sounds poor
to feature on a big stage or why you can’t make it through medical
school because you’re not just caught out for such life.
Friends like this are an obstacle to a successful life because
despite the fact that they don’t realise the harm that comes with their
behavior, they believe they are simply being realistic. The truth
however is friends like this only displace their gears on other people.
They are scared of failing and simply want to inject the same fear and
insecurities on others.
The Subtly Aggressive One
This type of friend has two sides. They have the sweet and beautiful
part that endears people to them but they also have a bad part that
comes up when they make a comment that can destroy all the happiness
they gave with their sweet and beautiful nature. This kind is tricky.
Their passive aggressive nature ensures that they shatter your
confidence and leave you feeling out of sorts.
People like this are difficult to communicate with because of their
hypocrisy and inability to say what is truly on their minds. It is best
not to let them know that their words hurt you. You should however not
ignore any scathing remarks made by them as dealing with the issues
straight up is the best. Subtly Aggressive people are usually cowards
and their behaviour can only be allowed and deemed normal by the length
at which you allow them act.
Moochers
Moochers are those friends that suck on you like a leech. They are
always in need of one help.or the other. It could be a small financial
bailout or a favour now and again. This type of people are however never
tired of reminding you of your obligation, if you owe them something
but they will never pay off their own debts to you.
Furthermore, moochers use your personal desires against you for their
own personal advancement and will do nothing to attempt to change the
situation. Frequently, these are people who use our desire to help them
in their own advance.
While it is important to help family and friends, it is also
essential to know the difference between helping and allowing someone
use you. Relationships are all about give and take; and if someone
continuously takes from you without giving nothing in return, they are
not worthy of being part of your success story.
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