I believe that a man's business is as important as his health, because it is where the wealth, to take care if the health comes from. Even the Bible talks about us "eating the fruit of our labour (legit labour oh)" so you won't want someone ruin you hard labour.
I was planning to write this article myself (Lolz...was), fortunately I stumbled upon this nice piece written by Mr Ofili, it talks on every (bad belle, bad luck) persons you have to avoid in your business.
Am beginning to to talk to much again abi! Sorry, happy reading.
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One of the most important keys to running a successful business is hanging around successful and positive people. Unfortunately, after 6+ years running several small businesses I have encountered 5 key and consistent traits in people that have hindered
my business progress ranging from the overtly positive to the manic
depressive. I have listed all 5 below and I hope that this article would help you identify these
individuals so that you can cut them quick and fast! So that you don’t waste as much time as I did with them.
Person #1: The Sycophant
Everything you do is great you can do no wrong in their eyes. They always provide positive feedback
even when something is clearly bad. They are normally family members and friends who don’t
want to hurt ourbfeelings…but they
hurt our businesses instead. Some of their favorite words include
“perfect” and “no issues at all.” Unfortunately too many entrepreneurs arevattracted to these individuals because of their seemingly encouraging feedback..but like wolves in sheep clothings these individuals are the greatest threat to your business. They make us feel comfortable and isolate us from the reality of our products.
I am not saying positive feedback is bad, but your greatest way for a
company to grow is through well structured and honest criticism.
Stay away from the Sycophants!
Person #2: The Vampire, Leech and Blood Sucker:
They want to get advice from you at all times of the day and drain your energy with incessant questions. But when you need their assistance or help they disappear. In biology we call that type of behaviour PARASITIC! You want to keep this people away from you and your business because their major goal is to take take and take without giving and in the end your business will
suffer! Surround yourselves with people who are willing to return
the favor…in the end this cycle of support will help grow not just your
business but their business. Stay away from blood suckers!
Person #3: The Cheap Skate
Everything is too expensive for them. If theyvare not getting it for free then it is not a deal. They are the first to disappear when a class or program requires payment. They are dangerous because their
mind set is limited to the FREE and they would limit your business growth…by poisoning you with their
self limiting thoughts. Now there is nothing wrong with doing things
for cheap in your business… but there is a limit to where FREE and
CHEAP can take you. For your business to grow you have to invest quality dollars into various
aspects of the business and by hanging around people who flinch every time you spend money will slowly freeze your business growth.
Person #4: Mr. Advise
Aptly called Mr.Advise because these individuals are normally male…this is the person that has
advice for every single idea you have! Problem is that they have never done it. And thus they would
give you advice that seems good on the surface but is terrible in reality. One of my most critical rules to live by has and always will
be…to primarily seek advice from people who have already done what I am seeking advice on!
Simple but powerful. I cannot tell you the amount of times people
have given me business advice that has ended up confusing me even more. And the one thing I
noticed was that the source of my most confusing advice came from people have never done what they are advising on. Strive to stay away from the over advice giver…they may be using your business as an
experiment. But if you have to listen to them… filter the data carefully!
If you want to go to disney world, ask someone who has been to Disney world.
Dale Wamsley
Person #5 Mr Negative
The sky is always falling in their world. Nothing you propose to them will ever work they are pessimistic about everything and discourage anything new or revolutionary. Avoid them at all costs! They would have killed the facebook idea if they have a chance
and would kill your new business idea before it even has a chance. They are the complete opposites of sycophants but are more dangerous as they can spread their negative energy into your business so much so that you begin to doubt the possible success of your business. Stay away from Mr Negative!
Conclusion
Thanks as always for reading. I am sure you have encountered some
of these individuals before…if you have I would like to know about
your experiences and also if there are other people out of the 5 that we need to avoid feel free to share
in the comment box below. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Stay cool… Safe
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