Be ruthless about who you allow to influence you.
Make a list of everyone you let influence you in the past month. This includes authors of books and articles, individuals on radio and television shows, work colleagues, customers, prospects, friends, neighbors, family members, and anyone else who influenced you in the past month.
Next to each person's name write down whether the person was a positive or negative influence on you.
A positive influence helps you see what you are capable of achieving, provides insights on what you can do to achieve your desired results, and/or offers some form of encouragement for you to consider toward achieving the desired outcome. This isn't about "happy talk." Rather it's about receiving constructive input that increases your chances of success in the future.
A negative influence tries to convince you that you are not capable of achieving meaningful results, provides reasons why you will certainly fail over the long term, and/or offers some form of discouragement for you to consider toward giving up on your aspirations. This isn't about "tough love." Rather it's about receiving sarcastic, cynical, and demeaning input that decreases your chances of success in the future.
Once you see who the positive influences are in your life and who the negative influences are it is up to you to consciously step away from the negative influences and toward the positive influences.
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