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4 People You Need To Stay Away From |
Outrageous lifestyles
of successful living are envied by most of
the world. Are you part of the envied? Or
are you part of the envying? If you are
living a successful life by your own
standards, congratulations. If you haven’t
quite reached that level yet, then this
article is for you.
There are several
characteristics that those who practice
successful living possess. The
characteristics listed below are NOT any of
them. In fact, they are the opposite. See if
you possess these characteristics and, if
you do, my advice to you is… change.
The
Delightful Dud
The delightful dud is the person
who answers questions with one word. Any
time there is anyone who wants to initiate a
conversation with the Delightful Dud, the
conversation is dead before it gets started.
These people are not mean or necessarily
rude. They just don’t believe they have much
to contribute, so they cut it short as much
as possible. Consequently, the conversations
become fewer and fewer.
Eventually, the Delightful Dud gets the
reputation of the dull guy or girl. Or you
might say he or she is a dud. Don’t be a
dud. Practice your natural personality. Did
you know that you were created to enjoy
life? Did you know that life is meant to be
tasted? There are juices to be experienced.
When was the last time you took a chance?
Live life as it’s something to be loved.
Practice makes perfect. Practice passion.
Practice charisma. It’s who you really are.
The
Social Soloist
The Social Soloist is the person
who never begins to live and love life. This
person finds him/herself at home, alone, on
the couch, every night, watching silly
reality programs. The Social Soloist finds
purpose in who is going to have to eat the
next set of buffalo testicles or who is
going to be kicked off an island.
The irony of the whole thing is, the
Social Soloist is at home experiencing
nothing while he/she watches those who
are actually living and loving life.
Does that make sense? Instead of trying to
escape through the boob tube, get out and
meet people. If you must start small, invite
some people over to watch a decent movie.
Eventually, it will develop into a social
fun time and, who knows, it just may move
out of the TV room.
The
Powerful Procrastinator
Never do today what you can put
of until tomorrow. Ever hear that one? How
ridiculous! Have you ever known anyone that
lived by this motto? How frustrating! The
Powerful Procrastinator always finds
him/herself stressed out and behind in life.
Why? They keep putting it off! Everything is
always put off until later. Nothing is ever
done in time. And when it eventually gets
done, it’s shoddy and half-way done. They
just want to hurry up and get over with…
whatever “it” is.
Laundry. Homework.
Dishes. Meetings. Confrontation. Putting gas
in the car. Changing Careers.
You name it, it never gets done when
it needs to get done. Life will pass the
Powerful Procrastinator by. And when it’s
too late to make up his/her mind, regret
will take hold. Do not let regret arise and
dominate your mind. Instead, take control of
your mind right now. Make a freakin list and
stick by it! Don’t fall prey to the practice
of the Power Procrastinator. Remember,
practice makes perfect.
The
Unknown Optimist
These people have such positive
energy they could suck the life out of the
room if they were to make a phone call
during a New Years Eve party. While everyone
is having such a good time, making plans and
looking forward to the future, the unknown
optimist looks to the dark side. The unknown
optimist looks to the dark side of
everything. If you were to tell this person
that he just one $1,000.000.00, he would say
something like, “Great! Now I’m going to be
in a higher tax bracket and have to pay more
taxes.”
The unknown optimist lives in a vacuum
that you do not want to live in. It’s the
“everything sucks” vacuum. Take inventory of
your overall attitude. Don’t take the
extreme opposite route either. If you go to
the opposite extreme, you’ll find yourself
on the Pollyanna platform. A great place to
be is in the realistic but optimistic
middle. While you’re there, be sure to live
and love life.
Keep looking and living forward.
Mark Thompson
"America's Most Insightful
Guide To
Success and Inner Strength"
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