Power of associations

Readers,

It has been proven through many studies that the associations that we keep form a huge part of our personalit . We are all typically the combined average of the 5-10 people who we spend the most time with. This principle applies to every facet of our llives.

If you think  about your 5 closest friends and then compare your income,  your health, your integrity, your religious beliefs and even  your sense of humour with theirs, you will be amazed at how well this principle holds up.

The real question then becomes  what to do with this new found information. Clearly, if you want  to improve certain aspects of your life, you need to get friends who are better than you in the areas that you want to improve so that their influence can bring you up.

The only challenge with this is that successful people consciously or unconciously are also aware of this fact and so are looking for friendships that will help move them to the next level for their own development.

The key thereforeis  to know , develop and hone one's own keysstrengths and use them to leverage friendships with people who are able to pull them up in one area but you are also able to pull them up in a different area. It is mutually beneficial and thus likely to be possible.

The other thing to remember is that we  are blessed to live in a world where technologyccan serve us so well. We have access to thousands of videos, books and articles from very successful people in all aspects of life at thetips of our fingers on our smartphones every hour of the day.

How well are we utilising the resources that we have? As much fun as it is bantering on Facebook and WhatsApp, is it how i want to look back at my youthful years when I am old and questioning how well I have exercised the gifts that have been bestowed onto me by my creator for my time on Earth?

It is something to reflect upon.

That is all for today. I shall be back in the next day or two with another post, God willing.

Have a wonderful day.