The Fly Paper of Mediocrity.So, now I have weeded out my 'energy vampires' in my life, I guess the questions I need to address now are: how did I manage to accumulate so many of the buggers in the first place?
And also, how will I make sure this does not build up again?
Well, I think I know the answer to the first question already.
Just like moths attracted to a flame, these buggers gather around people with big dreams and goals. For many reasons too.
Maybe they once had dreams and goals too that they were striving for - but for some reason or other they failed to materialise.
Maybe their goals were impotent.
Not big enough to inspire them to massive action.
Its possible that their enthusiasm and ambition got blunted somewhere along the way so they just gave up.
Or maybe they simply did not WANT it enough.
They bought into the pop-corn philosophy of 'stop dreaming, get a PROPER job,settle down,breed,pay taxes,vote,retire then die'
Stuck to the fly paper of mediocrity. Sounds nasty but they wont be lonely because 97 per cent of everyone else is right up there alongside them too.
But they are drawn to your 'light'. To your drive and enthusiasm. To your energy and vision.
Especially if you are pushing through adverse conditions and negative circumstances in order to reach them because - the dimmer your future, the brighter you shine.
They are like 'spyware' on your computer. They make you run slower and just affect your performance while all the time reporting back to others about what you are doing.
You have to drop them like a bad habit, because that's pretty much what they are. However, you can console yourself with one thought.
That they only tackle the people who have got the ball, right?
So you must be doing something right :-)
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