You Are a Product of Who You Surround Yourself With…
I borrowed this post from one of my business partners and closest friends, Matthew Sapaula. In it, he shares one of the most profound truths about success in life. It inspired me so much that I wanted to share it with all of my readers. I hope that you are as moved and inspired by it as I was.
You Are a Product of Who You Surround Yourself With…
It’s really is not ab
out how much money your have or how much you’d like to invest. We have a slew of celebrities and athletes that give many examples of this. My own testimony of earning a collective salary of over $250k while serving ten years in the military, leaving broke and bankrupt is well told on my show.
Your surroundings is the FIRST step in building true, lasting wealth. It’s not where you’re at, it’s where you’re headed.
One of my first mentors in my first financial brokerage firm told me as I was newly discharged from active-duty service in the U.S. Marines said this, “Matthew, you ARE who you surround yourself with, the people you listen to, the books you read and the events you attend.” I had to make a paradigm shift in my mind as most Marines, after work, would love to kick-back and have a few beers while talking crap to each other all night. Ok, let me get spiritual now…
Proverbs 13:20 states, “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” And 1 Corinthians 15:33 echoes this universal principle as Paul writes, “Do not be misled – ‘Bad company corrupts good character’.” (more…)
Visualization is the act of creating compelling and vivid pictures in your mind. Visualization is important because it activates the powers of your subconscious mind. Seeing yourself already achieving your goal makes your brain believe that you’ve already achieved your goal. Undoubtedly, there are many visualization techniques that can be picked up to enhance our performance.
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