🧭 Your Friends are Training You--The Question is...For What?

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“The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the best version of ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help to make them great.

We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the best version of ourselves.”

--Kelly, The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose

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We don’t rise or fall in isolation...The people around us shape and influence what we tolerate, what we reach for, and who we believe we’re allowed to become. They can help encourage us towards the best version of ourselves but they can also help us maintain the status quo.

Some relationships help us raise the bar without shaming us, others lower it without us even noticing it. We've talked a lot about growth in this group...But growth isn't always about strategies/discipline/process...Sometimes it's about proximity to others who will either serve to help or hinder our growth. Also....maybe a good opportunity to look at ourselves too! How are WE showing up in others' lives?

(A previous post about friendships here:soul-friends-or-soul-drains )

POLL: The people around me: ___________________

QUESTION:Who in your life brings out your best self and who keeps you comfortably smaller?

QUESTION: What’s one quality you want more of in the people you surround yourself with?

ACTION: Make a list of the people you spend most time with (in person or virtually) --identify how these individuals make you feel (e.g. energized, honest, aligned, numb, small, etc)

VIDEO: Start watching around minute 8

VIDEO 2: Came across this gem that I'll probably use in a different post.

⬆️ The people around me raise my standards and challenge me

➡️ The people around me keep me comfortable where I am

⬇️ The people around me lower my standards over time

🔄 It’s a mix—and I’m becoming more aware

🤔 I’ve never really thought about this

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