How to Change Your Mindset [Part I]
Let’s start with friends and family, shall we?
If you want to make lasting and meaningful change in your life, you must adopt a winning mindset first. There’s no other way around it.
Problem is: Changing your mindset is often much easier said than done.
That’s why I’m dedicating the following series to helping you do exactly that. Each day, I’ll dive into one specific (and highly powerful and effective) way to nurture a mindset that works for you instead of against you.
Yes, my friend — when we’re all done here, you’ll have all the tools you need to take your mindset from “I could never do that” to “Look out world, I can do anything!” faster than you ever thought possible before.
But it’s to you to put in the work and make the change.
So without further ado, let’s discuss Mindset Method #1.
Mindset Method #1: Filter Friends & Family
Here’s an interesting fact…
The people you spend most of your time with can determine up to 90% of your successes and your failures. Or put another way, those you keep in close proximity can have a profound impact on how your life shapes out to be.
In fact, if you show me the people you surround yourself with on a daily basis, I can almost guarantee I’ll be able to tell you where your life is headed.
Don’t believe me? Consider these words from a famous criminologist:
“When people first come into contact with crime, they abhor it. If they remain in contact with crime for a time, they become accustomed to it, and endure it. If they remain in contact with it long enough, they finally embrace it, and become influenced by it.”
And so it is with the people you associate with most.
If the people you spend most of your time with are always partying and doing drugs — it’s likely you’ll follow suit and do the same.
If the people you spend most of your time with constantly gossip and complain — you, too, will likely emulate those same tendencies.
It works without fail.
The more negative your social circle, the more negative your life.
On the other hand…
If the people you spend most of your time with are happy, joyful, and full of zest — you’ll likely be a positive person with boundless enthusiasm for life.
If the people you spend most of your time with continuously learn and strive to become better every day — you’ll have no choice but to rise with them.
Again, it works without fail.
The more positive your social circle, the more positive your life.
So how can you start using this to your advantage? Simply by doing this:
Look at the people you’re spending most of your time with and ask yourself “Do I admire who these people are and who they’re becoming?”
If the answer is “No” — then you need to find a new group of people. Through books, courses, online communities, clubs, whatever. It doesn’t matter.
What’s important is that you start associating yourself with people who are characteristic of the person you want to become.
Do this and I promise your mindset will begin to change faster than you ever thought possible before.
Halt right there!
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