It has been said that you become the average of the five people you spend the most time with. I believe it. It is easy to see when you look at a couple that has been happily married for a long time. They have melded and become similar.
So, who do you spend your time with? Who is it you are becoming? Maybe it is time to look at your environment. Here are a few questions to ponder:
1. What are the strengths of the people I have surrounded myself with? Do they complement me, and help me grow? Or do we share similar strengths?
2. What are they learning? Or are they learning? You will grow more when you are around other people that are also growing.
3. What do they know and what have they done that I can learn from? Is it aligned with what you want to learn?
4. From their perspective, why do they spend time with me? Am I providing a mutually beneficial relationship?
King Solomon of Israel wrote, “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Are you walking with the wise?