Haters gonna hate. ‘Want to know the tactics they use to bring you down? Here are all the maneuvers you need to know.
Haters can make life difficult. But what if I told you that having them was a good thing?
In this post, you will learn all about haters and the tactics they use to bring you down.
Once you learn all about these confidence-building details, you will be able to remain calm and cool because it will be easier not to let them faze you.
This post is all about haters, why they’re a great thing to have, and the tactics they use to bring you down so that you can feel good about having them.
Haters
So, what is a hater? Here are two definitions from dictionary.com.
“1. a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination).”
“2. Informal. A person who thrives on showing hate toward, criticizing, or belittling other people or things, usually unfairly.”
Anyone can have haters. Even celebrities have them. Therefore, if you feel down because you have them, don’t.
Instead, feel good about it because you must have a lot of power if you can upset someone without provoking them. Your presence alone can rile some people. That’s power!
However, that doesn’t mean you don’t have to watch your back. Here are all the tactics they will use to bring you down and how you can turn the tables on them.
Why DO PEOPLE HATE YOU?
There are many reasons why some people hate. And they don’t need a good reason to do it. I’ve learned from experience that jealousy drives most haters.
For instance, you may have a personality trait that they only wish they had. Maybe you are outgoing, and people like you because of your confidence. It could be that you are brilliant and you excel in school.
Maybe you’re successful on the job. Or you’re attractive. And perhaps you have talents and gifts others wish they had.
Again, when you’re good at anything, you will likely attract haters who will be itching to take you down a peg or two.
So, what are all the tactics these people use?
1. Haters:
Watch you and give you dirty looks
People who hate you will watch you closely. Why? Because they are waiting for you to fail at something. And when you do, they want to see it, then boast about it later.
These kinds of bullies are tired of seeing you succeed. They wait, with bated breath, for your downfall. So, they watch you like a spy watches a foreign operative.
They may also give you dirty looks. But it’s not because there’s anything wrong with you. And it’s not because you’ve done anything wrong. The reason they glare at you so hard is to intimidate you.
How you stand up to this is to mirror the same expression back at them. In other words, return the dirty look. Let them know that they can’t scare you and that you won’t tolerate their behavior.
2. Copy you
Some of them will copy you. They may imitate your clothing style or the way you speak and act. However, understand that they’re only showing you and others who they are – a bunch of posers.
I understand that this may get on your nerves. However, don’t let it get you out of sorts.
Instead, laugh at them. And feel good about it. Why? Because any time someone wants to be like you, it only means they admire you, albeit weirdly.
3. Haters Gonna Hate:
Talk about you behind your back
These idiots will stab you in the back every chance they get. They don’t have the guts to tell you anything to your face. So, they must talk about you to others. And you will be the last to know.
However, don’t let it get to you. And don’t allow it to confuse or bewilder you. Understand that anyone who does this to you unprovoked is usually doing it out of jealousy.
Only they will never tell you. Because to admit that they’re jealous of you would be to realize that they feel inferior to you. And no way will they ever!
4. Launch smear campaigns
These bullies will launch smear campaigns to turn others against you and ruin your reputation. If this happens to you, a few people may indeed turn on you.
However, think of it this way. The people who turn their backs on you were never your friends to begin with. So, see this as your haters weeding out the trash for you.
They’re only saving you the trouble of finding out the hard way and doing it yourself.
5. Provoke arguments with you
When others try to start arguments with you, they’re itching for a fight. And it may bewilder you, especially if you haven’t done anything to them.
You must understand the reason they do this. Many bullies will do this to try to drag you down to their level. Therefore, stay above it.
How you stay above the pettiness is not to react, but respond. And do it in as few words as possible. For example, you can say, “I’m not having this conversation with you.” Then, walk away.
By doing this, you will make them look weak and yourself look strong.
6. Haters:
try to sabotage your progress
Bullies at work may try to sabotage you when they see that you’re a competent employee. The reason they do this is to make you look bad to your bosses and coworkers.
Workplace bullies may also point out any tiny mistake you make. Again, this is all designed to undermine your work and make you look like you don’t know what you’re doing.
How you stand up to this is to call out their jealousy professionally. For example, you could say, “Listen, (bully’s name). No one is trying to compete with you. So, there’s no need for you to act this way. It’s not very professional.”
When you say this, you diplomatically call them out. And you make them look guilty in the eyes of others.
7. try to block you from reaching success
This mainly happens in the workplace. For instance, you may be a candidate for a promotion. A meeting is scheduled for the next morning. And your bully may tell you that the meeting is at nine o’clock when it starts at eight-thirty.
And when you arrive, thirty minutes late, management may question your eligibility for the promotion.
Therefore, always get the answers to any questions you have from those you can trust. Also, read any memos.
8. Haters Gonna Hate:
try to embarrass and humiliate you
People who don’t wish you well may try to set you up for humiliation and embarrassment. In extreme cases, they may take compromising photos of you.
Maybe they sneak into the bathroom with their phone and take snapshots of you using the bathroom. Or perhaps they try to trip you as you’re walking into a meeting.
Therefore, watch your back. And if you know who your haters are, stay far away from them.
9. try to undermine any successes you’ve had
Bullies will try to downplay any accomplishments you’ve made. For instance, someone brags on you for a success you’ve reached. And your bullies say, “Oh, shit! Anybody could’ve done that.”
The best you can do is let them say it. Why? Because they’re showing others the kinds of people they are. Remember that haters gonna hate. So, why not let them continue to expose themselves?
10. try to one-up you
For example, one of your high school buddies brags to others about your ability to get a date. And he tells them that you seem to attract them with ease.
Then, your bully pipes in and begins bragging that he’s scored with x number of girls – more girls than you.
How you stay above this is to smile and let him brag. Because he’s only making himself look like a jackass and everyone else knows it. So, why not let the chump shoot himself in the foot?
You should always use your haters as your motivation to reach your goals.
11. Haters:
Act superior to you
Most haters hate you because they feel inferior to you. Anyone who feels inferior may try to cover it up by acting superior.
Therefore, you can stand up to them by gently calling them out. For instance, you can say, “I’m sorry you feel so inferior that you have to act this way.”
By saying this, you call out their behavior and expose their innermost feelings that they don’t measure up. Ouch!
And if you do it in public, that’s even better.
12. Pretend to be friends with you
Many bullies will act like a friends to get close enough to you to harm you. You must watch out for these kinds of people because they’re slick!
They have ways of chumming up to you without you knowing their intentions. And you won’t see it coming until it’s too late.
Look for them to ask you personal questions. Also, they may say and do things to get you to confide in them. Therefore, if you make a new friend, don’t reveal anything to them that you wouldn’t want anyone else to know.
You won’t know you can trust them until you’ve been friends for a long time. Also, you can conduct a little test.
Tell them something that you couldn’t care less if anyone knows. Then tell them to keep it secret. Let the person be the only one you tell. If it gets out, then you know they shared it.
And you know that you can’t trust them.
13. Haters Gonna Hate:
Infiltrate your friend group
Some people who hate you may try to get on good terms with your friends. However, know the reason they do. It’s to cause division and put you on your friends’ bad side.
Therefore, be watchful anytime someone who has treated you wrong in the past suddenly ingratiates themselves into your group. And question them in front of your friends.
In Conclusion:
When you have haters, they have a sick obsession with you, your comings and goings, and what you say and do. Therefore, their viciousness says everything about them and nothing about you.
They will discourage you if you let them. However, know that haters admire you. Only they want what you have for themselves. So, they hate you because you have things they wish they had but don’t think they could ever have.
Therefore, feel good about it because there are good reasons you have them. Let it boost your confidence. But, at the same time, watch your back. And know the tactics they may use against you so that you know how to deal with them.
Remember! Haters gonna hate! So, let them hate! And use them as your motivation to reach your goals and dreams.
This post was all about haters so that instead of letting them make you feel bad, you can use them as your motivation to succeed.
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