Short two-person interview excerpt (YouTube) where speakers discuss the importance of surrounding yourself with successful people. SPEAKER B recounts being expelled at 13 and advises choosing company wisely—associations influence behavior and outcomes; SPEAKER A emphasizes earning the right to join high-achieving circles rather than trying to enter them prematurely.
Did you go to college? No, I was expelled from school when I was 13 years old. You never went back? Never went back? No. What's a lesson about business you'd give to somebody that they will not learn in university? Give me a friend and I'll tell you who you are. Birds of a feather flock together. Break that one down for people out. Be careful of the company that you keep. You know you can't fly like a swan when you're surrounded by turkeys. If you're around five drunks, you'll be the sixth drunk. If you're around five billionaires, you'll be the sixth billionaire. Your company you keep is very important. Yes.
It's important to remember that billionaires still don't hang out with brokies. So focus your efforts on doing the things to earn the right to hang out with the people that you aspire to be. You can't wait to get into these groups and to get into these rooms to become the kind of person that you want to be. You become the person that you want to be, and then you find yourself around the people that you want to be around. 6.5 on the scale o meter tad. Still pretty good.
