The quote that says you're an average of your five closest people, and I'm paraphrasing, I know but basically the point of the quote is trying to get across is that you surround yourself with people you want to be like. So if you surround yourself with people who are achieving and setting goals, being productive, creative etc......and doing really good things, there's a really good chance that you're going to be doing those kinds of things also.
On the other hand, if you surround yourself with people who are constantly negative, who aren't trying to hit goals, who aren't being super productive. There's a good chance that you'll probably end up like that as well.
Also - this also applies to who you follow on social media. I know this sounds strange, but sometimes you have to unfollow people on social media in the same way that you would begin to follow on social media. So I want you to be aware of this.
I know a lot of times, we tend to compare ourselves to others on social media, this is a slippery slope because I can tell you, I've seen it firsthand. There's so many different apps that people use to photoshop their photos. There is a constant rise in looking like the perfect person, perfect skin, perfect family, perfect friendships and social life etc....
I noticed a while ago I was following people on social media who I thought were really big in the wellness and motivational industry. What I realised is that I never felt good after reading their posts. They were people who I thought maybe had great successful businesses, mindsets, bodies and lives. It actually came across in a way that made me feel worse about myself, because I felt like I could never measure up to these different people.
So I started unfollowing people if their posts or their pictures didn't make me feel good, didn't make me feel encouraged or make me want to be a better person.
ACTUALLY, IT'S FUNNY, I DON'T REALLY FOLLOW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE FITNESS OR WELLNESS INDUSTRY
AND that's one thing I want to challenge you guys to do today. Take a hard look at the people that you follow on social media. If they aren't encouraging, and if they aren't uplifting, and if they aren't somebody who shares the same goals as you do, maybe consider unfollowing them for a while and seeing if that helps improve your attitude and if that helps your negative self-talk, and if that seems to just make you happier in general by not following certain people, and by following others.
Really focus on the first part of your day and FOLLOW encouraging and motivational and REAL people! START TODAY!
You have options and choices and I do hope you can find some time to 'cull' your accounts a little to make way for the IMPORTANT ROCKS in your life :) x
More time for JOY
More time for CREATIVITY
More time to work on MOTIVATION to keep doing the things that are important to you and our support network :) x
Best of Luck and let me know if you need any tips on how to do this, sometimes its not as easy as hitting that "unfollow" button x
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