I remember working as a sales representative in a café. The job could be stressful, but I was lucky to work with positive-minded people.
Some customers can be frustrating sometimes, but I had no choice but to ensure they get maximum satisfaction.
I was able to achieve with the help of my colleagues. Being my first job, I felt so frustrated with the excessive complaints of customers, and despite trying to satisfy them to the fullest, the complaints keeps rolling in.
I thank God for my colleagues who were supportive and understanding; working with a supportive team helped me learn how to navigate customer relationships with confidence and provide solutions where necessary appropriately.
Imagine if I had a bad experience and no support from my colleagues—possibly, I would have been unable to handle customer relationship and I would have been sacked.
This is a clear example of how people around you can be supportive and make you productive. Today, I will be sharing tips on 3 Types of People You Should Avoid if you want to grow and glow in life.
1. The Lazy People
These are the set of people who feel comfortable in their comfort zone; they don’t have specific goals.
These people don’t go far in life because they are not ready to grow. They put their comfort above everything; they are literally selfish. In fact, their laziness is top-notch—to the extent that they expect other people to provide for them, even as grown adults. They are public beggars, not ashamed to beg anywhere, and if you are unable to help them, they see you as an enemy.
You need to avoid these set of people by all means because they don’t take things seriously—they don’t even take their lives seriously either. All they know is partying, drinking, and sometimes causing trouble in the neighborhood.
The main reason why you need to avoid them is because their attitude is contagious.
If you live with them, they will infect your mindset, and before you know it, you will start behaving like them. If you live with people that don’t have goals or ambitions in life, you may slowly adopt that mindset. Stay away from them.
2. The Leeches
These ones are even worse; they are what I call the People with Premium Laziness.
Just as you know that leeches are worms that feed on blood, this is how these people are.
They stay glued to you, extract your juice, and drain you without providing anything in return.
These people knows what they are doing, and they are doing it on purpose. At first, they move closer to you, gain your trust, and behave as a good Samaritan in order to take advantage of you. Once they get full access into your life, they drain you financially and materially.
They are highly manipulative. They expect favour from you and never appreciate it. In fact, they will borrow money from you and expect you to beg them to pay back.
You need to avoid these people because you can’t benefit anything from them. They extract all the good and juicy things in you until nothing is left.
They expect you to be available for them always, but they are not ready to be there for you too. Run from these people—they are parasitic.
3. The Toxic and Destructive Personality
These set of people are highly toxic. They poison your perception, spread toxic ideas, and present them in a negative light.
They never take responsibility for their own actions. They blame you for their own mistakes and spread the lies to the world.
These set of people are negative, argumentative, and cause problems and chaos—verbally or non-verbally—without solutions.
Sometimes, they believe they know it all because they are not eager to learn or relearn. They expect you to be there for them, especially in times of need. If not, they will attack you and paint you as a bad person.
You need to stay away from these people because they know your strengths and weaknesses, and they will use them against you.
Can I Change These People?
These three sets of people mentioned above need to be avoided by all means, but the funny thing is that you cannot change them, no matter how hard you try.
However, that doesn’t mean they cannot change later on—but they must be willing to accept their flaws and inadequacies, which they may be too proud to admit.
Well, it is not bad to help someone, but you cannot change someone that doesn’t want change. And if care is not taken, they may drag you down to the level of misery while trying to change them.
Avoiding these sets of people is the best decision you can make in life.
