Perhaps this does not seem like a very success oriented post.
Yet toxic people are around and change your feelings of success and power into heartache and disappointment.
These people can shake the happiness from any day.
Where do you find toxic people? A toxic person could be your boss or a co-worker.
They could be an acquaintance or a neighbor.
You have one or more in your family, you could even be living with one.
Unfortunately they can be found anywhere and some people seem to have many of them in their lives.
What do toxic people do? There are the manipulators who change everything to get their way.
The narcissists who turn everything into their own world.
Downers find ways to crush dreams and ideas, finding ways to be negative no matter what.
There are people who disrespectful who seem to take delight in being rude, they are bullies and find ways to hurt you.
Also there are the insincere people who never seem sincere in anything.
How can I change them? You can not change them.
Toxic people do not see what they do is wrong.
Telling them, what they do is wrong is going to have them label you as insane or you may think you are.
While avoiding them may seem like a solution there may be many reasons why you can not.
Rather than avoid them, learn to distance yourself from them or their behavior when it becomes bad.
You can make comments but do not expect a change.
Why should I avoid toxic people? While you may be a positive person, these people are negative.
Their energy is draining and unfortunately many of these people have that as an agenda.
For most is it not conscious goal, thus any attempt to change them will be met with disdain.
How do I recognize Toxic People? If when you are around someone who brings you down every time you are thinking happy positive thoughts then that is a negative person.
If you are always wondering if someone is telling you the truth or just something to keep you happy, then they are insincere in their comments.
If the person seems to hunt for your buttons and find a ways to irritate you they are toxic.
Why is this so dangerous? Everyone is human, therefore has baggage and damage to carry.
Yet these toxic people find ways to add more baggage and damage.
They will make you feel silly, crazy, or stupid.
You may not believe those, after a while the thoughts will start creeping into your brain, influencing your thoughts and behaviors.
What can I do? No one else is going to empower you.
You can tell the toxic people what hurts, but do not expect change.
Remove yourself, physically, mentally or emotionally from them when they start seeping poison.
Stand your ground against those who choose to run over you and let go of relationships that become too toxic.
Even if you put aside your own happiness, remember you take that poison with you.
Do you want to share it with the people you love? By the way, it is OK to love yourself, and you don't need that poison either.