How does it feel now that you are staying more positive since my last article? I bet it feels great. You are well on your way to being naturally positive and upbeat. You are now limiting the news, media, and junk TV. You’re ‘devouring power’ by incorporating powerful influences from biographies and videos of truly successful and inspirational people. This means you are ready to take the next step.
You have probably already realized that you have changed. And you also realize that others around you have not. Most likely, they do not want to either. Not yet anyway.
There are two ways to feel good about yourself. You can build yourself up or you can do what most people do and tear others down.
What are your coworkers, friends and family like?
Are the
supportive and positive or are they negative and tear you and others down?
To reach the next level and become a truly positive, upbeat and happy person, you have to be selective about who you spend time with. This may require some uncomfortable choices. Growth is not in being comfortable; growth comes from doing what needs to be done.
You are the average of the five people you hang with the
most.
Who are your closest five and what are they like?
If your closest five are not raising you up, if they are not inspiring you to be more and do better, then they are bringing you down. You may choose to lose those people that are bringing you down.
There are many reasons that people don’t want you to become more and become happier. A few people are just mean or so deeply entrenched in a negative lifestyle that they attack everyone. Most people are simply reacting to life. When someone else becomes more, it is a reaction to joke or judge. When someone else succeeds that person is reminded of how unfulfilling their life is and how little they are doing to improve it.
Those who love you may want to ‘protect’ you. Consciously or subconsciously, family and friends may try to keep you from getting your hopes up and then see you disappointed. When this is the case, those people are projecting their past experiences or personal future expectations on to you. Your family and close friends may also be afraid that if you become more, that you won’t want to be around them any longer because you will have less in common. They may be afraid that they will lose your love. This is why you need to become so great that you inspire them to become great as well and assure them your love is here to stay.
If others are in the habit of tearing you down, you will need to make the decision to keep those people in your life or not. If it is family, you may choose to limit your exposure to them or set new boundaries. When you are with them, have your positive force field up so they cannot project their negative beliefs onto you. If it is your friends … well, it’s time to find new friends.
Life is too short and precious to keep company with negative naysayers.
You are awesome and you deserve to be the best and be friends with the best.
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