What's your Circle?

I am sure everyone has heard of the old adage "you are what you eat". So you should choose to eat Healthy so you can be healthy.

Most people have also heard that "you become who you hang out with". So just like eating healthy to be healthy shouldn't you hang out with wealthy people to be wealthy.

It is true you tend to develop the same skill set of those you spend most of your time with. If you hang out with people who complain and gossip you will be doing the same before long. If you hang out with people who study and work hard you will do the same.

It has nothing to do with being a follower it has to do with the fact that whatever characteristics the people around you demonstrate start becoming what you also do.

So, if you have not been very successful in your life then you need to assess your circle. You may not have to get rid of those in your circle right now but you definitely have to widen your circle. Join groups or do activities that the people who are doing what you want to do in life are participating in. Find mentors, read books about the people who are accomplishing what you want out of life. Learn from anyone and everyone you can that have gone where you want to go. Soak up the information and then apply it to your life.

Then when you become successful and you are living the life you want to live take a look back. Find someone who is where you were and become a mentor and help them achieve what you have achieved and then do it again and again. The most rewarding part of life is not when you achieve all you want to achieve but when you can help others do the same.