Billionaire Jack Ma Shares What Type Of People You Should And Shouldn’t Work With

Jack Ma is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur. The billionaire is the Executive Chairman of the Alibaba Group, a family of highly successful Internet-based businesses. He is the first mainland Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes Magazine and ranks as one of the world’s billionaires.

In 2013, Jack was named the Financial Times’ 2013 Person of the Year because he personifies the Chinese internet while they refer to him as the “godfather of China’s scrappy entrepreneurial spirit.”.

Below is a list of people Jack thinks you should work with and also another list of people you shouldn't work with. We find this quite applicable to the AmWell Business as well. :) Especially when this is a business where you GET TO CHOOSE WHO YOU WANT TO WORK WITH.

As the famous Chinese saying goes, "选错将比敌人更恐怖。" which loosely translates to mean, "Choosing the wrong general is far more terrifying than your enemy." Enjoy reading the list and don't forget to take out your pen and paper to start writing a list of people you think you should help or work with to kick start your expanding AmWell Business!:)

11 types of people you shouldn’t be helping

1. Those who are ungrateful
2. Those who betray their principles for money
3. Those who gain at the expense of others
4. Those who has a hidden agenda
5. Those who will do anything for benefits at the expense of principles
6. Those who are unreliable, those who act pitiful when they need help, but becomes tyrannous when things are in their favour
7. Those who couldn’t complete the small tasks but dreams of completing the big goals
8. Those who pin their hopes on others
9. Those who never fulfil their obligations after receiving help
10. Those who still act pitiful when given opportunities
11.  Those who don’t feel grateful and take everything for granted

10 types of people you should work with

1. Those who are good friends with you whom you can easily talk with
2. Those who share the same life values as you
3. Those whom you can trust and understand
4. Those whom you can communicate easily when issue arises
5. Those who are as dedicated as you are
6. Those who are as magnanimous as you are
7. Those who share the same interests as you
8. Those who support you wholeheartedly
9. Those who have a standard of professionalism
10. Those who share the same vision and beliefs as you

(Time to take out the pen and paper to start writing your list of names!:)

5 types of people you shouldn’t work with

1. Don’t work with people who are selfish. They only care about themselves and disregard the contributions by others.
2. Don’t work with people who do not have a purpose in life. They are materialistic and only care about earning money.
3. Don’t work with people who lack compassion. They are greedy and selfish and working with them will be unhappy.
4. Don’t work with people who are pessimistic. They will diminish your positive outlook.
5. Dont work with people without any life principles. They don’t believe in dreams and can easily succumb to temptations and give in to challenges in life.

The article was originally published in Chinese, and is translated into English.

Source: Valcon Post, Yahoo News