Tom KrieglsteinFounder, Global Keynote Speaker, Swift Kick Leadership · Founder and Award-Winning Keynote Speaker at Swift Kick Leadership

Your Friends Shape Who You Are #innercircle #friendship #influence #personaldevelopmen

Name: Your Friends Shape Who You Are #innercircle #friendship #influence #personaldevelopmen
Uploaded: 2023-04-01T18:45:36+00:00
Duration: 50 s
Channel: Tom Krieglstein
Description: In this brief monologue, Tom Krieglstein emphasizes that people vastly underestimate the impact of their peer group on personal development. He asserts…

1 Apr 2023 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Tom Krieglstein emphasizes that people vastly underestimate the impact of their peer group on personal development. He asserts that an individual’s habits and outcomes tend to reflect the average of the seven people they spend the most time with, citing examples such as gym attendance, fast‑food consumption, and weekend leisure activities. From this premise, he advises listeners to deliberately choose their inner circle and, if necessary, "upgrade" their network by distancing themselves from those whose habits are detrimental. The overall message is a call to be intentional about the company one keeps in order to foster positive growth.

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I think that people drastically underestimate how influential their peer group is to their development. We are the average of the seven people that we keep around us at any given moment because we're going to pick up on their habits, meaning if they go to the gym a lot, we're probably going to go to the gym. If they eat McDonald's, we're probably going to eat McDonald's. If they sleep in and eat bonbons and watch Netflix on Friday night, we're probably going to sleep in, eat Netflix. Well, no. Eat bonbons and watch Netflix on a Friday night, we are the average of the seven people. And so choose wisely who you choose to keep around you. And here is Tom telling you that if you need to, it's okay to upgrade your network, AKA get rid of some of those people. I'll see you next time.