Psychic Traits – by Gary Smolker

Below are guidelines I use when deciding how much of my time and energy I want to invest in having a relationship with other people.

Stay Away From

• Completely soulless people
• People who are socially disinterested in other people
• People who are not empathetic
• People who don’t understand there is something “there” to understand
• People who have no concept of the pain they cause other people
• People who are in competition with all other life forms on Planet Earth to maximize their own gain unaware of the costs incurred by others
• People who drain you
• People who don’t “get it”
• Insecure people
• People lacking in self-confidence
• People who lack self-esteem
• People who don’t have a high level of self-esteem
• People who don’t think
• Negative people
• People who are full of excuses
• People who don’t take responsibility for their actions
• People who don’t take responsibility for their own lives
• Stay away from people who have the habit of making excuses

Seek and Embrace

• People who are brave, honest, complete self-starters, and who require absolutely no oversight
• People living an engaged life
• People who are generous
• People who pitch in
• People who are action oriented
• People who punch above their weight
• People who have come to terms with the amount of self-inflicted damage incurred by poor performance
• People who have come to terms with the amount of self-inflicted damage incurred by not taking threats seriously
• People who have clearly defined goals
• People who have a drive to succeed
• People who focus their time and effort on what they can do to make a difference
• People who can’t resist the lure of direct involvement: the adrenaline, the single-minded sense of purpose with life-and-death actions
• Creative people
• People who are an acceptable level of “freak”
• People who emote the “right amount of wrong”
• People who are sweet
• People who are tender
• People who have a smile in their voice
• People who have a cheerful temperament
• People who feel like they are fulfilling their life’s mission
• People who “get it”
• People who weaponize data
• People who believe in you, and you want to have with you when you need someone you trust
• People who inspire you
• Positive people
• High energy people
• People who work at an intense tempo
• People who don’t slack off
• People who are “hands-on”
• People who think
• People who have self-confidence
• People who are real
• People who are honest
• People who are sincere
• People who know when to shut up
• Seek to be with people you enjoy being with and who enjoy being with you

Thoughts for the Day

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” – Winston Churchill

“Love is a decision you make every day, though matter what.” – GSS

“Care only about facts.  Facts are irrefutable.  Truth that comes from facts can be difficult to accept.  But truths should not be ignored.” – GSS

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci

“A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add but when there is nothing left to take away.” – Antoine De Saint-Exupery

“We are anchored to our principles.” – GSS

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