Every day stand guard at the door of your mind

Today is by having a look at who you allow to influence you.

You might have heard this before that 'you're the average of the five people you spend most time with'

While it's not fully accurate, it's a good representation about thinking about who you actually spend time with.

And that's not just in real life, that's online.
And that's not just with people.

It's also what you're watching on TV, what you're listening to, on the radio, what podcasts you're listening to

who you listen to and who you allow into your mind will affect your thinking.

There's something called 'Social contagion' and it involves behaviours and conditions spreading spontaneously through a group on network.

So whenever you're in a group, you will take on some of the norms of behaviour of that group.

And you will open yourself up to attitudes and beliefs about certain things, because of the time that you spend within that group.

So you really do have to be careful who you give your ear to, be mindful of who you let whisper in your ear.

Some of the most powerful influences won't be shouting at you, there may not be direct, they're going to be a lot more subtle.

It's that constant repetition of messages that are going to influence your way of thinking.

And I have to watch out for this myself, I like to keep up to date with world affairs. I like to know what's happening with this constant drip, drip of negativity of news, war, murder, cost of living.. everything, it just is a constant barrage on the psyche.

And I have to condition myself to focus on the good stuff, gratitude, compassion, the kindness in people, love.

All these things that almost get brushed over because of the negativity that's so powerful.

So the message for today is surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

And that's not meaning that you eliminate people who are negative, but put boundaries in place, protect yourself, make sure that you're fully aware of the messages that you're receiving.

I think that's partly why I do this sharing, because I want to share my journey and inspire and motivate both the highs and the lows and the challenges when working on goals.

It gets me to focus on being positive myself so thank you for allowing me to share and hopefully you get something out of it as well.

Be careful of who you surround yourself with.

As I said, Be careful, Be mindful of who you let whisper in your ear.

Audit your circle. It's always good to audit your circle, have a look at who you spend time with, what benefits you're getting, what the actual costs are.

And as Jim Rohn says 'Every day stand guard at the door of your mind'

Thank you hope you have a great day.
I'm off to work. Take care

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