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“Give me six hours to chop down a tree,
and I will spend the first four
sharpening the ax.”
- Abraham Lincoln
The people we surround ourselves with
are the biggest influence
on our behavior,
attitudes and results.
Who you are around ,
what they’ve got
you thinking,
saying, doing
and becoming,
sets the course of your life.
are the biggest influence
on our behavior,
attitudes and results.
Who you are around ,
what they’ve got
you thinking,
saying, doing
and becoming,
sets the course of your life.
“You are the average
of the five people
you spend the
most time with.”
of the five people
you spend the
most time with.”
- Jim Rohn
Social scientists say the people you spend the most time with
They determine what conversations dominate your attention.
They affect to which attitudes and behaviors you are regularly exposed.
Eventually you start to think like they think and behave like they behave.
No matter what you believe about what the social scientists say ...
You can agree it is hard to stay positive when surrounded by negative people!
Even if you do what you feel is right, you will not get as far if, around you,
you do not have people who hold you to a higher standard ...
who by their very example show you it can be done.
tend to shape who you are.
They determine what conversations dominate your attention.
They affect to which attitudes and behaviors you are regularly exposed.
Eventually you start to think like they think and behave like they behave.
You can agree it is hard to stay positive when surrounded by negative people!
you do not have people who hold you to a higher standard ...
who by their very example show you it can be done.
I am far better now than I would have been
because of the friendship of Sandra Thrasher and the example shown by her entire family.
what kind of person are you?
Has there been one person who touched your life with wisdom and friendship?
That's why I'm glad most of my friends are from church. They counteract those I work with.
ReplyDeleteThe world we live in most definitely has its shaping effect on us. :-)
DeleteHi Roland - yes I learn from those who lead by example and are empathetic to others. I hope I live to good standards and help others ...
ReplyDeleteCheers and Happy New Year to you - Hilary
All we can do is our best and let The Father handle the rest. :-) Always a pleasure to see you in my cyber-home!
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