Larry WeidelMentor and Coach Empowering Million Dollar Earners

The people around you can either fuel your growth or reinforce your excuses

28 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief motivational dialogue, Larry Weidel and Speaker B discuss how individuals react to setbacks and the crucial role of one’s social environment in personal and professional development. Weidel contrasts two immediate responses to failure: succumbing to self‑doubt and excuses versus actively seeking resources and solutions. Speaker B expands on this by warning that negative or complacent people feel better when you fail and may encourage you to quit, while those who celebrate success and challenge you push you toward higher performance. The conversation urges listeners to evaluate their circles, deliberately surrounding themselves with people who inspire growth rather than comfort, and to adopt a resource‑seeking mindset when obstacles arise.

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Something happens and you try and do something and then you meet resistance or you fail. You start saying, no one's ever done it before, or I'm not good enough. Or you go to— do you immediately go to can't, or do you immediately go to, I know where I can get the answer to that. I know where I can get more resources.
Be with people that celebrate your success, not feel better when you fail. The negative people are going to feel better when you fail. And guess what? They're going to encourage you to fail, quit, or not try. Yet in life, If we move up or advance in our professional careers, we bring people that were not capable of operating at that level, they're going to hold us back. And ultimately, they're going to have that mindset and build excuses. And so think about your life that way. Are there people around you that are going to challenge you to be better? And I know throughout my life, if I put people around me that challenge me better, I always find a room that challenges me instead of one that makes me feel better.