There’s a popular saying “show me your friend, and I’ll tell you who you are”.
The kind of people you have around you can go a long way to determine how far you’ll go in life.
These people shouldn’t be far off from you:
1. Mentors that will guide you
Having a mentor you can relate with, will help you in life. Your mentor should be someone you look up to who’s better than you and who has achieved more success than you in your desired area of interest. Having someone like this to look up to and guide you, will help you stay focused and also you guide you through difficult paths.
2. People who inspire you
Associate yourself with people who inspire you. There are three kinds of people; the ones who will make you think lowly of yourself and your situation, the ones who will make you satisfied with stagnation, and the ones that will push you to reach the top. Associate with people who will inspire you to reach greater heights.
3. People who support you
Having a very good support system around you will help you get to certain heights in life. Rather than associate with people that’ll bring you down, associate with people who will support you and be there for you when others won’t.
4. People with vision
When your circle of friends lack vision, don’t be surprised when you also lose the desire to follow your vision in life. If you want to achieve success, then you should surround yourself with people who have vision to succeed as well.
5. Positive-minded people
Positive-minded people see light where others see darkness; they see hope where others see doom, they see success where others see failure, and they see opportunities where others see adversities. Associate with people who have this mentality, and your mentality will experience a huge transformation.
If you want to have the right people around you, these are the kinds you need, if you want to be successful.
Jake