Here’s a little thought provoking quote for you:
“You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success – or are they holding you back?” - W. Clement Stone.In my eyes the things that surround you the most are people. So the question to ask is are the people around you providing a positive or negative influence on your life. Did you ever hear the saying that ‘you become who you associate with’, well in my opinion one of the quickest ways to fast track your success then is to start associating with the type of people you wish to become like. I also remember this certain anecdote, see how accurate it is for you:
“Take the salary of your four closest friends, workout the average and it will be very close to that which yours is”.
I’m willing to bet that it’s not far off for most people reading this. It just shows that who you associate with really is important in life. Riches of course aren’t the main aim for a lot of people but in any field the same principles apply. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s (Champion bodybuilder, Movie Star and Politician) experience of this philosophy is:
“Positive thinking can be contagious. Being surrounded by winners helps you develop into a winner.” Right then, I’m off to look for some winners to hang with! any takers? My shout of course. And by now of course you’ll have relised what the titles got to do with any of this, right?
More from the beyond positive thinking blog soon.
