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goals, and aspirations. We all need someone to help pick us up when we are down and share the excitement and accomplishment of something great. We were programmed to want to share, but we need to make sure we are sharing with people who will help us evolve, not let us stagnate or get weighed down with self-doubt. Do some people drain you emotionally? If so, discipline your- self to limit your time with them, and if at all possible, stay away from them. I am sure you know exactly the people or person in your life I am talking about. Later on I will get into more detail about how harmful it is to your growth to have negative people around you. On the other hand, are there people you talk to who inspire your thinking, lift you up, and give you a charge? Find a way to keep them close to you as part of your lifelong “supporting cast.” Here’s a secret. One of the easi- Sometimes the people we love the most may be the ones who we find most challenging to deal with. Your husband, wife, cousin, mother, father, or brother may think you’re nuts for trying some- thing different. They don’t understand what you understand; they may not think like you think and therefore your changed behavior seems odd to them. For example, if someone close to you is content working a typ- ical 9 to 5 job and being in an okay relationship, he or she may think it is ridiculous for you to start your own business, move out of town for a new job, or spend the time to put the spark back in your rela- tionship. This person may feel this way because he or she doesn’t understand that other options exist. It’s okay. It is what it is. If he or she is open to what you’re doing, then great. If not, then that’s great too. Either way, you can’t let them or their words impact you. Some of the greatest personal success stories in the world today were created and even inspired because the people closest to One of the easiest ways to find people who motivate you is to become that person… est ways to find people who motivate you is to become that person—the positive, uplifting, inspiring type of person.
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