Who are the people who have the most influence on you?

I bet you probably never really pondered this question. However, it is an extremely important question that you need to answer to get on your path to success. Most of us become a sum of people who have a strong influence in our life. That could either be good or bad, dependent on what type of influence it is.

Some people are naturally positive and look for the good in life. They are the ones who take time to stop and smell the roses and experience gratitude for all the things in their life. Those people are the ones who lift you hire and inspire you to your greatness. If these are the people who have influence on you, you are in luck.

You are a lot more likely to succeed when you have great influencers in your life.

Now let’s take the other side, the people who are around you are negative. They always put everyone down to make themselves feel and look better. They are probably the ones who haven’t really achieved much in life but are blaming everyone and everything for their inability to succeed.  If these people are the ones hanging around you all the time and are influencing you, all I can say is it’s time to start distancing yourself. Unfortunately, no matter how positive and cheerful you are, eventually you will get dragged down into the negativity that these people usually experience.

The question you have to ask yourself is which category do you fall into? Are you influenced by positive people or negative people? Maybe a bit of both? Maybe you get influenced by the media? Whatever the case, always remember the choice is yours. Your life is in your hands and only you hold the key to it. It is therefore very important who influences you on a regular basis. After all as Jim Rohn says, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

So take a good look at the circle of people around you and don’t be afraid to let go of the ones who only bring negativity into your life.

Now I would love to know if you have ever cut off people out of our life because they didn’t bring out the best of you…I know I have. Comment below.

Maria, xoxox