Who is in your life and how will they support your dreams?
Surround yourself with positive role models, cheerleaders and gurus who will accelerate your progress – and lose the energy-suckers and naysayers.
No matter what anyone tells you, you cannot Live the Good Life by yourself. It takes work on your part, sure, but it is also taking responsibility for the people you choose to include in your life.
- Are they supportive of you?
- Do they have big goals for themselves?
- Do they give you their full attention when you are together?
- Do you feel better after you’ve been with them?
- Do you look forward to spending time together?
We cannot do it alone. It takes a supportive and encouraging team to make it happen, and a key part of that is playing that same role in the lives of your friends, family, and colleagues.
Mark Twain was right: “Really great people make you believe you can be great, too.”
This is perhaps the most important Tenet to Live the Good Life because it can so easily impact all the others. Unhappy, negative people will bring you down. Positive people working on a great life – even if they aren’t there yet – will encourage you to soar higher, to clarify your mission, nurture your spirit, fortify your body, and strengthen your mind.
In fact, we are big believers that you are the sum of the 5 people you spend the most time with.
Are you in the right tribe?
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