Judging People

I could hear my Mom’s words
in my ear
while I wrote this title.
“Don’t judge people.”

That wasn’t truly her advice.
We ALL judge people.
Judging people
is necessary
for success in life.
It is how
we separate
the helpful people
from the unhelpful people.

The advice is
“Don’t judge people
hastily.”
We should put some thought
into it.
And we should develop
our skills for it.

If the last 4 years
have showed us anything,
it is that most people
SUCK great big hairy donkey balls
at judging people.
Most of us
can’t detect
liars from
honest folks.

I’m skilled at judging people.
I had to be this way
to survive my harsh childhood.

Developing this skill
is similar to developing
any other skill.

We take action.
In this case,
we judge someone.

We look at results.
Did the person
act like we expected them
to act?

We note our mistakes,
correct ourselves,
and we try again.

I judge EVERYONE
and I evaluate
my judging.
That is how I became
great at it
and
how I know I AM
great at it.

Learn how to judge people.
It will likely
mean the difference
between successful
and failure
and often,
happiness
and disappointment.