Ramit Sethi reflects on earning enough money to choose who he works with, arguing that surrounding yourself with people you like and respect shapes your ideas and values. He warns that working with people you dread signals decline and notes many of us must work with people we didn’t choose.
I decided long ago that I only want to work with people that I like and respect, so I earn enough money so that I can do that. And to me, who you surround yourself with matters profoundly. Ideas seep into your consciousness. Values seep in. If I'm around people who, when I look at the calendar, when I have a meeting with them, I dread it. I already know it's the beginning of the end. Most of us have to work with ourselves, though, right? Like we work with people that we may not particularly choose ourselves.
