Having Positive People Surround You

In life, I have come to realise that the people you allow around you will create the kind of influence that your life will tilt towards. If you stay around certain people, you will begin to develop their attitude, personality, and most of all, you will begin to act like them. This why you need to have positive people surround you; to lift your spirit, then propel you to take positive actions. I often tell people that, even though you are to be friendly with everyone, but you have to consciously and intentionally choose your friends. Your friendship should put you forward on the path of positivity, not dragging you backwards. If you notice that your life is not moving positively after you have made friends within certain people, then you have to withdraw yourself.

_{Image from Pexels}

Positive Influence can come from many people; your family, friends, work colleagues, leaders, mentors, etc. As a matter of fact, anyone that believes in you, sees positive things about you, helps you to actualize it, and then stands by you in the moments of challenges are indeed your true friends, and these are the people you need to stay around with. One of my mentors made a particular statement during one of our lectures some years back, he said "in order for good to accompany you, you have to company with good people." This means that who your dominant company is will determine what accompanies you in life.

I once experienced a particular scenario which explained the power of the people who surround us. While growing up, in the neighbourhood we lived, we organised a local football match. Our team made it to the finals so we were to face the defending champion. That particular team had a history of being almost unbeatable at finals. In fact, they have held the championship for 3 years straight. They had some very talented players, who some of them play for the junior national leagues. The final was held in our own street, so we had a lot of support from the locals. The turnout was intimidating that their shouts gave us the morale we needed.

The match started and every of our dribbles was met with loud cheers from the fans and this boosted our performance. It looked like the fans were the 13th player on the field. Adorably, the first half ended goalless. By the halftime, our supporters kept telling us that we can do it. They planted the thoughts of "we can do it," so we went into the second half with that mentality. The cheers become more intense and we were practically playing like gods. To the surprise of everyone, we scored just minutes into the second half and we unlocked a new level of "godlike" play style. The match ended 3-0 and we lifted the trophy for the first time. When one of the opponents came to our stand, he calmly told us "the fans handed over the victory to you." Power of positive influence.

One of the most pivotal benefits why you need to surround yourself with positive people, as seen in the scenario of the football match, is that it boosts one's mental, physical, and emotional well-being. You will find it easier to succeed where people believe in you and spur you to take relevant actions, then where no one believes in your abilities. It is worthy to note that positive people do not only create positive Influence on you, but they trigger optimism, encouragement, motivation, kindness, and can provide emotional support when you need it the most. This is part of what is needed to excel in life. If good things are not happening around you, then check who you stay around - check your inner circle.

_{Image from Pexels}

In addition to the motivation, optimism and encouragement that the people around you can create, they can also serve as a source of mentorship for you. There are things that you may never be able to learn on your own until you are in the company of the people that posses such knowledge. Always have in mind that you do not have eternity to live on earth, so try to maximise the time you have by being in the company of the people that will add positively to you.

Thanks for reading