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The Power of Who You Surround Yourself With

10 May 2021 · 3 min

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In this motivational video, the speaker emphasizes the critical importance of consciously curating your inner circle—the ten to twelve people you interact with daily. He argues that your personal success and income are fundamentally limited by the capabilities, beliefs, and habits of those closest to you, stating you will never outperform your inner circle. Using a simple temperature analogy (hot cocoa cooling and iced tea warming to room temperature), he illustrates how people naturally settle into the prevailing level of their environment unless intentional effort is made to adjust it. He urges viewers to regularly evaluate whether their close associates share the same values, goals, and growth mindset, and to make purposeful changes or additions to the group. The video concludes with a call to action, inviting viewers to join the “Wicked Smart Community Inner Circle” or schedule a personal consultation to discuss expanding their network and breaking through perceived limits.

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I want to chat with you today about your association of the closest 10 people around you on a daily basis, sort of your inner circle. And I want to talk to you about why you should constantly think about and build this inner circle and think about and build the associations that you have every single day. And the reason is— there are a few reasons, but the main reason is you will never ever Outperform your inner circle. Is that a scary thought for some of you? You will never outperform— that means your income will never outperform your inner circle. So who's in it? I'll get you thinking right now. Who's in it? Are they going where you want to go? For example, do they have the same beliefs? Do they have the same values? Are they reading the same things? Are they encouraging you? What adjustments might be needed, like right now, based on just a little thought I just gave you? that you won't outgrow them, what might be needed right now for adjustments or additions? Think about this simple, simple but very practical analogy. If you take hot cocoa and stick it on your kitchen table, it's going to eventually go down to the room temperature, right? And if you stick iced tea on your table, it's eventually going to warm up to room temperature. Things just kind of settle. So don't settle Stick with and just be content forever with your closest 10 that you associate with, your inner circle, or your closest 12, whatever it might be. Pointedly think about and build on this constantly. Hope you enjoyed that Motivational Monday. Share it, make a comment, questions if you got them. We'd love to help you. If you want to chat with me personally about how you might get into a bigger inner circle, a bigger thinking inner circle, Or better yet, the Wicked Smart Community Inner Circle, go ahead and go to smartrealestatecoach.com/action. One of us, myself personally, or Brian, our strategy expert, or my son-in-law Zach, will be on the phone with you. And we will spend 15 or 20 minutes talking with you personally about your goals, your roadblocks, and how you can break through those by just association.