As much as human factor is an invaluable component in the process of goal-setting and purpose fulfilment, it is also important to know that there are some categories of people that you must avoid to reach your goals. Below are (7) seven categories of such people, and you must avoid them at all cost:
*1. WHEELBARROW PEOPLE: *
This group of people are the energy drainers and time wasters. Such people would always want you to do everything for them. They don’t care about your good but only after their interests. They believe it’s your responsibility to solve their problems. One terrible thing about “wheelbarrow” is that, after you have laboured to load it, you would still have to labour to push before it before it moves.
*Note: * Wheelbarrow people are consumers of energy, time, and resources. If you don’t push them, they don’t move.
*2. MOSQUITOS PEOPLE:*
This set of people are only interested in sucking goodies out of others and injecting poison in return. They are benefits seekers but will never add value to others. Mosquito people have nothing good to offer but always want to derive goodness from others. Here is one terrible thing about “Mosquitos”, they only sing around you whenever they want to suck your blood and give you malaria.
*Note: * Mosquito people only sing your praises when they have something good to benefit from you, while they backbite and backstab you thereafter.
*3. SCAFFOLDING PEOPLE: *
This category of people are glory seekers/takers. Just because they have helped you at one time or another, they want to be god over your life. They want to always control you and dictate the direction of your life. They won’t want you to be free and shine on your own but to always be under them.
One good thing about “Scaffolding” is that it’s useful, but its usefulness is for a short-term purpose. It is dangerous to keep scaffolding people on the wall of your life permanently.
*Note: * You must know when the relevances of scaffolding people have started constituting nuisance to your progress. And at such a time, all you must do is discard them without delay. If not, your star will never shine.
*4. CROCODILE PEOPLE:*
This category of people are pretenders. They don’t have good reasons or godly intentions for getting closer to you. They only get close to know your moves, plans, and secrets and will possibly use whatever personal information they know about you against you at any slightest provocation or disagreement. Crocodile people are not only pretenders, they are liars, backstabbers, gossipers, and twaddlers.
*Note: * Crocodile people would pretend to gain your empathy and make you vulnerable to be able to attack thereafter.
*5. CHAMELEON PEOPLE: * This set of people are envious and full of jealousy. They are always in unhealthy competition with you. They pretend as if they are going in the same direction with you but only to silently monitor your life’s progress with evil and negative intentions. They are envious of your success and, as a result, enter into competitive jealousy with you. Chameleon people are friends who will neither support you nor celebrate your progress but always amplify your mistakes and downfall.
*Note: * They are jealous and envious friends who can go to any length to sabotage your efforts, frustrate your plans, and destroy your dreams.
*6. NAYSAYER PEOPLE: *
This set of people are dream killers. They won’t appreciate your dreams nor support your goals. They won’t see your efforts but will always capitalize on your failed attempts. They won’t see your cup half-full but half-empty. When you are working on solutions, they would be busy creating more problems for you. They are passion killers and hope drainers.
*Note: * Naysayer People don’t have dreams, so they will neither appreciate your dream nor support it. They see problem in every solution.
*7. GARBAGE PUSHER PEOPLE: *
This category of people are the worst of them all. They don’t have anything good to offer. Their lives are full of debris, dirtiness, and trash. They are carriers of bad and negative news. They are carriers and disseminators of discouraging and demoralizing information. Anytime they surface, it means they have something negative to talk about. They are peddlers of unfortunate events and negative development.
*Note: * Garbage pusher people are always the first set of people to tweet, post, and broadcast ungodly, unfortunate, unprofitable, and heartbreaking information.
*FOOD FOR THOUGHT: *
You might not be able to stop a bird from flying over your head, but you can stop it from building its nest on your head. It is your sole responsibility to examine your life to understand what categories of people you are surrounded with. Your life can only move in the right direction the moment you disconnect from the wrong people and associate with the right people.
I Wish You A Great Day!
*Gbenga Emiloju (DMPII)*
