Do you have the courage to succeed? Do you have the courage to mix with the people who can change your life. Do you have the courage to walk away from those who keep you in your place? If you really want to change your lifestyle and become successful one of the major keys is simply: keep good
company.

The people around you affect the way you live your life and the way you
see the world. Mix with negative, judgmental, angry, criticizing
people and gradually that’s the way you are. In no time you are the same.
You find yourself bitching about the way the world is, being angry at
others for little or no reason, criticizing others for not thinking the
way you do. In a nutshell, you spend your time seeing what is impossible
rather than what is possible in your life. Even if you are aware of the
power of positive thoughts and a positive lifestyle, in this
environment you have an uphill battle to success.

In other words make it easy on yourself; find like minded souls. Find
people who behave and act the way you want to behave and act. It’s like
being an alcoholic. If you want to change there is no point in keeping
the company of alcoholics that drink. Either find company who don’t
drink or make friends with alcoholics who are currently sober. It’s the
best medicine of all; keep good company.

How many times have you attended self development courses and seminars
and come out with lists of actions, fuelled by enthusiasm and good
intentions only to find a few days later the enthusiasm has gone, the list
is filed and you have returned to your previous way of life. Why?
Because you tried to go it alone. You didn’t keep in contact with other
course members or the moderator you just had your list. You returned to
your cynical, judgmental, criticizing selves. And everyone you spoke to
agreed, it was an impossible plan for you to follow, people like you
don’t do that. When would you get the time? Etc. etc. etc. YOU did not
keep good company.

We bring most of our problems on ourselves. Just like any addition
there comes a time when we begin to realize what we are doing to ourselves.
We need to move away from the fear based culture we have been living
in. We need to change. It is difficult to give up drinking when everyone
around you is drinking, it is difficult to give up smoking when
everyone around you is smoking. Therefore it is difficult to stop thinking
negatively and build a creative, positive outlook if everyone around you
is bitching, criticizing and blaming others all the time.

Just spend a few minutes and ask yourself:

Who do I spend my time with?

What kind of company am I keeping?

How many hours a day do I spend with the TV?

Am I mixing with people who see themselves as victims?

Are these people going to make me into the sort of person I want to be?

Are the people with whom you spend your time, cynical, judgmental,
blaming ?


The way forward. The way to get on the correct path. Is to keep good
company. Keep the company of good people who make good choices. Someone who has conquered the negativity, the bitching, the cynicism. Or at
least someone who acknowledges that there is a different way and is making
effort to change. Find someone who can:

Listen without blaming,
Hear you without criticism,
Keep you focused when your focus slips,
Remind you of your strengths when the going gets tough
Remind you why you are on this journey.
Be just there for you.

The secret of getting ahead and staying there is to keep good company.
If you want to be a better salesperson, mix with good sales people, if
you want to be a good copywriter, mix with good copywriters. People
judge us by the company we keep. They infer that we are a certain way
because of the company we keep. Even though we may be different we are
automatically ‘guilty’ by association. So if you want to achieve, if you
want to change. If you want to succeed. Keep good company.


Graham and Julie
http://www.desktop-meditation.com

Graham and Julie live in the Canary Islands where they pursue their
love for writing, photography and spirituality. To see more of their work
please go to:  http://www.desktop-meditation.com