Dr. Jeffrey Edwards, MBA, CQF, CSSBBFounder & Chief Executive Officer, FFERM Technologies Inc. · founder of FFERM Technologies, an AI-powered Risk Intelligence Platform that lay

Are your friends pushing you to excel? 🤔💪 #Growth #Friends

1 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief motivational segment, Dr. Jeffrey Edwards emphasizes that relationships should not be merely transactional. He argues that true connections need depth beyond simple utility, and that the people you surround yourself with significantly influence your ability to reach your personal peak. If you’re not excelling, it may be because your social circle isn’t providing the push, guidance, or counsel needed to elevate you to the next level.

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Now, we don't want relationships to be transactional. Uh, we don't want to have a relationship just because, you know, somebody can do something for you. Um, you know, it has to be deeper than that. Um, but at the same time, you know, you are influenced by the people you're around. And if you're not peaking, um, you know, excelling at your peak, then it might be the fact that the people that you're around are not pushing you, helping you, and, uh, giving you that guidance and that counsel to get you to the next level.