Losing friends and family for your pursuit.
Losing friends and family for your pursuit.
There are many articles about who you associate yourself with is going to be who you are. Studies have shown that the people who associate themselves with people who make $30k/ year will make $30k/ year.
This is a recurring theme that has bothered me from day one. I have always been the friend that is supportive, listening and helpful. In fact, it was one of the main causes of leaving my 80-hour a week job because I did not have time for my friends/family or myself.
I felt I was going to be betraying them, essentially “firing them” from being my friend because they do not have the same aspirations as I do. Then today, it hit me! Since when have I let anyone tell me whom I can or cannot associate myself?
I had a paradigm shift and realized that I was taking this information the wrong way. Just because there are studies that state I need to associate myself with millionaires if I was to become a millionaire. It does not mean that I need to cut off ties from my friends who are not millionaires; I merely need to add to my friends through association of those with the same aspirations.
I did not need to only associate myself with only HR Directors to become an HR Director; I did it through my own power of self and determination to follow that dream.
This maybe a small change in thought process, but for me it was a major release on a mental hold back for my pursuit of happiness.
On another note, I am a good friend and thus if I have a friend (or family) who is not supporting my cause…I distance myself from negativity. Something I have done all of my life anyway.
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I have been a network marketing and other work from home forums for almost a year now. There is something that has always bothered me and it was the constant reminder that you will have to change your friends if you want to succeed.
There are many articles about who you associate yourself with is going to be who you are. Studies have shown that the people who associate themselves with people who make $30k/ year will make $30k/ year.
This is a recurring theme that has bothered me from day one. I have always been the friend that is supportive, listening and helpful. In fact, it was one of the main causes of leaving my 80-hour a week job because I did not have time for my friends/family or myself.
I felt I was going to be betraying them, essentially “firing them” from being my friend because they do not have the same aspirations as I do. Then today, it hit me! Since when have I let anyone tell me whom I can or cannot associate myself?
I had a paradigm shift and realized that I was taking this information the wrong way. Just because there are studies that state I need to associate myself with millionaires if I was to become a millionaire. It does not mean that I need to cut off ties from my friends who are not millionaires; I merely need to add to my friends through association of those with the same aspirations.
I did not need to only associate myself with only HR Directors to become an HR Director; I did it through my own power of self and determination to follow that dream.
This maybe a small change in thought process, but for me it was a major release on a mental hold back for my pursuit of happiness.
On another note, I am a good friend and thus if I have a friend (or family) who is not supporting my cause…I distance myself from negativity. Something I have done all of my life anyway.
Losing friends and family for your pursuit - To learn more about this author, visit Samantha Cook's Website.
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