You are the average of your five closest friends.
You become the people you hang out with.
Show me your friends, I’ll show you your future.
You can’t soar like an eagle, running with turkeys.
And the list goes on…
Why are there so many similar clichés and quotes? Because it’s TRUE!
Look at the following list. Are there people in your life in the wrong category?
Inner Circle (Most Influence)
Friends / Family
Acquaintances
Occasional Contact
Limited Exposure
Complete Separation (Least Influence)
It’s 100% your responsibility to tend your garden of influence. There might be hurt feelings when you limit your time with Negative Nancy and Paul The Prideful. You might even be “labeled” by some of your friends when you stop going out with them. It’s ok. Immediate discomfort, it’s far better than regret.
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:7 KJV