Do you have
courage to reach your goals? Do you have courage to succeed? Do you have courage to mix with people who can change your life. Do you have courage to walk away from those who keep you in your place? If you really want to change your lifestyle and become successful one of major keys is simply: keep good company.The people around you affect way you live your life and way you see world. Mix with negative, judgemental, angry, criticising people and gradually that’s way you are. In no time you are same. You find yourself bitching about way world is, being angry at others for little or no reason, criticising others for not thinking way you do. In a nutshell, you spend your time seeing what is impossible rather than what is possible in your life. Even if you are aware of power of positive thoughts and a positive lifestyle, in this environment you have an uphill battle to success. In other words make it easy on yourself; find like minded souls. Find people who behave and act way you want to behave and act. It’s like being an alcoholic. If you want to change there is no point in keeping company of alcoholics that drink. Either find company who don’t drink or make friends with alcoholics who are currently sober. It’s best medicine of all; keep good company.
How many times have you attended self development courses and seminars and come out with lists of actions, fuelled by enthusiasm and good intentions only to find a few days later enthusiasm has gone, list is filed and you have returned to your previous way of life. Why? Because you tried to go it alone. You didn’t keep in contact with other course members or moderator you just had your list. You returned to your cynical, judgemental, criticising selves. And everyone you spoke to agreed, it was an impossible plan for you to follow, people like you don’t do that. When would you get time? Etc. etc. etc. YOU did not keep good company.
We bring most of our problems on ourselves. Just like any addition there comes a time when we begin to realise what we are doing to ourselves. We need to move away from fear based culture we have been living in. We need to change. It is difficult to give up drinking when everyone around you is drinking, it is difficult to give up smoking when everyone around you is smoking. Therefore it is difficult to stop thinking negatively and build a creative, positive outlook if everyone around you is bitching, criticising and blaming others all time.
