I have seen so many articles online about different opportunities that others have seen that “doesn’t work”. The people online that claim a certain industry doesn’t make sense, and that there is no good way to be successful in it.

These people, that are on the internet posting negative things, are usually only negative because it didn’t work for THEM. These people shout out on social media and their blogs about how “stupid” people are for trying certain things, and it is honestly ridiculous!

No matter what industry, there is always an opportunity to thrive. Now, not EVERY vehicle is the most efficient for getting to certain places.

But what is for certain, there is no “fast track” in anything… ANYWHERE. It takes hard work. But of course, the people who did not want to put in the work, and gave up, can easily say that the “system is a lie” or is “broken” or “deceiving”.

WHAT DOES A LITTLE PERSON LOOK LIKE?

As said earlier, the little people of the world are the ones who are always angry, and have something to say just about anybody. They always find a criticism for something, and disagree with most points.

This has a lot to do with one of my favorite themes: HUMILITY. The term “little people” is used to describe the type of people that just do not have an elevated sense of love and compassion and understanding. We can see in some of the greatest leaders of our history, they had this special mix of characteristics. THE ART OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP, as is liked to be called… is when we are willing and able to lay down everything for our people. This is crucial, and we will discuss this in another post. Unfortunately, little people only think about themselves.

Fortunately for me, I encounter little people every day, and can spot them easily. I am no saint, but I have certainly found out the key distinctions and do my best everyday to run the opposite way of the little people. These types of people are just cynical all the time and can bring down the energy when we are around them.

ITS ALL ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS

When you talk to little people, one common theme that will arise is TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE. This means, they almost always love gossip. The easiest thing for little people to do is to criticize and say mean things to/about others (most often about others behind their backs). This is because they feel protected behind the imaginary wall of secrecy.

Trust me, I have been a bartender for a while now and have heard some messed up stuff… people will resort to this almost instantly and think nobody is watching. These little people almost definitely get caught and get into a lot of trouble, the CAUSE trouble.

The power of the word is something to not be underestimated. The spoken word has the capacity to be a catalyst for good or for bad.

PRAISE VS PRIDE

The little people have been consumed by their egos, and have not learned (nor do they want to learn) how to speak people up, to regard them highly.

The bigger the ego, the harder it is for people to praise others. UNLESS, they harness their ego. See, the ego will always be present. If anything the ego is a necessary gift God gave us and is a tool for us to become strong. However, some of us lose control of it, and the situation can be likened to weeds in our garden we neglected to pull out so they now have engulfed our whole yard!

The easy option is the criticize people. I say this, because our egos constantly need FEEDING, and that is one big way to do that… talk ill of others. This is precisely what the little people do.

The hard option is the praise one another, genuinely. Being genuine and authentic is critical, because if not, then it becomes FLATTERY. And we do not want that.

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So, the little people will inevitably always exist! There is stopping it… at least for now. It will always, though, start with us — our mindset and consciousness day to day.

Although it is not easy, we must ignore the little people to begin to thrive with our own personal assurance that life is amazing. NO person can ruin your day, no matter how foul the words may have been. I know this may not be easy at first… I struggled with this when I was in high school. But, what we can do is begin to cultivate our own positivity and love to see that this world begins to change when WE BEGIN TO CHANGE. Let us read the books, listen to the right people, and begin to open our minds to new possibilities and perspectives. Remember, the little people are never really where we truly want to be in life, so why listen to them anyway?

It is truly as simple, and wonderful as that. I am grateful to have so many mentors in my life, along the way that have shown me the value of staying true to ourselves no matter how difficult the road may seem.