Have you ever associated the amount of success that you are having in life with the quality and type of people that are hanging out around you.
There are many sayings out there such as "If you want to be like to do something, hang out with people that are doing it already", and "people judge you depending on the quality of your friends.
" It took me some time to understand this concept better, and it was very tough in the beginning but it is true that you are only as good as your weakest friend.
The people that you deal with on a daily basis have a very large impact on your life.
It is impossible to become extremely successful around bums.
Even though you might not think so, what people around you do and say has a way of becoming a part of you.
After a while you start to think that those things are normal and that their behavior is acceptable.
This might cause you huge problems when dealing with shady business people as they might exhibit some of these behaviors as well and you will be blind to them.
There are moments in our lives where we simply outgrow most of our friends emotionally and socially.
This usually happens sometime around high school or college graduation, as play time ends and real life begins.
We have all have different ambitions, goals, and motivations.
It is very important to surround ourselves with people that reinforce and support us while trying to achieve something themselves.
That type of circle of friends is very helpful, and there are ways of knowing whether you are in it.
When you hang around with your buddies, or girlfriends what do you usually talk about? If the conversations usually revolve around movies, hobbies, other people, work or weather than this is definitely not a constructive way to spend your time.
However if you are speaking about life goals, work-life balance, successful people, healthy routines, and other such topics you are on your way.
It is very hard to see a person that you have known for your entire life to start being a third wheel that you are starting to feel ashamed of.
The matter of fact is that you will not be able to change them unless they do to, and hanging around is only hurting the both of you.
Your actions are giving them unwanted pressure, and their inaction is bringing you down or keeping you from taking the next step.
This is also important when dealing with families.
If you are only making fun of each other, and complaining than that time spent together should also be kept to a minimum.
It is understandable that a lot of families like to hold on to each other and establish a strong bond which is fine as long as it is beneficial to all of the members.
Never be forced to participate in something you are not completely comfortable with.