Shortly after making the above post, I read the following:
THE POWER OF ONE
âŚeven just one close friend, mentor, or teacher has the power to create extraordinary impact in our lives.
While a community of connections is extraordinary, we only need one positive external relationship to enhance our resilience. There is immense power in just one close supportive friendship. External relationships with friends and family members influence us immensely and have the potential to enhance, as well as detract, from our resilience.
The 5 practices of highly resilient people: why some flourish when others fold By Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal.
The Specterati will surround you 24/7 with âJessica Whitesâ giving the illusion you have no one. But that is not true. You have at least one person, me.
More from Stejskal:
âThis isnât magic. Itâs math.â
SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND IâLL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE
Letâs look more closely at how the people you surround yourself with enhances or detracts from your resilience. Your community, your friends and family, predict your future. This isnât a magic. Itâs math. We are influenced by the people and environment around us. So much so that Jim Rohn once said, âWe are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.â Take an inventory of the people you spend the most time with in your life. This is a call to be choosy about your community, the people in whom you invest time and energy, and those that invest
time in you.
If youâre the smartest person in the room, youâre in the wrong room.
You wonât get any smarter or savvier or develop new skills if there arenât people in your community who challenge you and can help you level up.
Surround yourself with people who push you to do and be better.
A good friend is there for you when youâre down, and great friend is there to celebrate when youâre up! Why? Because often, itâs easier to be there for people in down times. Lifting others up is easier than celebrating another personâs successes. Friends that are threatened by your drive, achievements, or success arenât friends, and their negativity will bring down your average. You need people to hold you to a higher standard to achieve your goals, not someone who will be envious of your achievements.
Give the people that bring Jealousy or hate the heave-ho and hold on to the people in your circle who bring out the very best in you, and you in them, The fastest way to rise to the next level is to put yourselt in environments with people who are already there. These people can be friends and peers as well as mentors, coaches, and bosses. Learning from others who have already blazed a trail you want to take yourselt is an important way you surround yourself with people who increase your average.
Not sure which people to keep in your life? Ask yourself which people support your dreams, observe your boundaries, meet your expectations, or have shown up to consistently cheer for your success. These are qualities of people that will increase your average. The people who bring you down, whose presence tends to leave you feeling guilty or drained, and who make you feel like you need to apologize for your success are likely bringing your average down.
I know it is hard, but this is math. Not only do you have me, you have the TI economy. If you are at your wits end, trying just one more thing - the TI economy.
Letâs go!
~ For the love of humanity
Farah
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