Tony Robbins’ 7 Day Mental Diet – Eliminate Negativity – Associate With Positive People
Heaven Helps Those Who Act
Nothing happens by itself. It all will come your way once you understand that you have to mke it come your way, by your own exertions.
Ben Stein
Associate with Positive People
In high school, Mike spent a lot of time with a bunch of guys in his neighborhood. According to Mike, these guys just liked to sit on the front porch and watch cars go by. They had no goals and no dreams. They were always negative. Whenever Mike suggested they do something new, the others would discourage him. “It’s stupid” or “not cool,” they told him. Mike just went along with them, so he could remain part of the group.
When Mike went off to college, he still ran into some negative people. But he also met people who were positive… who wanted to learn… who wanted to achieve things.
Mike decided to spend his time with the positive people. Almost immediately, Mike started to feel much better about him. He developed a great attitude. He began to set goals.
And I’m happy to tell you Mike now runs his own successful video production company and has a wonderful family. One by one, he is accomplishing all of the goals he has set. When I asked Mike what happened to his high school friends, he told me, “They still live in the same neighborhood. They’re still negative. And they’re still doing nothing with their lives!”
Mike added, “I’d never be where I am now if I kept hanging out with those guys. I’d still be at the corner deli playing pinball.” Mike’s story is a great reminder about the influence others have on our lives. And yet sometimes we get in the habit of being with certain people – and we just don’t think about the consequences.
Have you ever heard the axiom “Tell me who you hang out with and I’ll tell you who you are”? There’s a lot of wisdom in that simple statement. Have you given much thought to how this principle has been molding and shaping your life?
Think back to when you were growing up. Do you remember how concerned our parents were about who we hung out with? Our mom or dad wanted to meet our friends and know all kinds of details about them. Why? Our parents knew that we’d be greatly influenced by our friends… that we’d tend to pick up some of their habits… and that we’d probably do the things our friends were doing. Our parents were concerned for good reason. And I’ll bet that if you have children, you closely watch their friends – because of the impact these youngsters will have on your children.
