Avoid
People who think of themselves higher than you think of them
They don’t want to grow.
They think they have already done everything
They have a misplaced sense of self worth
Developed largely by their own minds
Not by feedback
Hold on to
People who hold you to a standard much higher than you hold yourself to
They genuinely want you to win
They see in you a much higher order than you do yourself
And they act as the motivating mirror
Always showing you not who you are
Rather who you can be
The most dangerous kinds
People who think of themselves higher than you think of them AND hold you to a
higher standard than you hold yourself to
These individuals give you the impression they wish to help you.
They give the impression they want to fight with you
Not to make you a better version of yourself
But to make you lose
To tell you that even at your best, you are only a shade of who they are
(Most so-called mentors fall in this category!)
Knowing the kind of people around you, is the first step to improving yourself
Eliminating the toxic ones is the best step to improving yourself