Surround yourself with the right people

Here’s a big one — If you’re not feeling it, find new friends. I’m being dead serious right now. We’ve all heard things like Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future and it’s TRUE.

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You hang with people that smoke weed all day or play the 2K non-stop. Get out of that shit. Cut loser friends and find winner friends. And don’t you dare and lie to yourself that it’s hard. We are living in the best period of human history — consider social media. How hard is it to reach out to the guy whose post about success in life you liked? How hard is it to pick up the email or DM whoever you idealize?

Add new friends on Instagram, resonate with the energy you want to receive, go to MeetUp.com, chase people that inspire you, and interview them — for real. Ask why, how, and how come.

It’s no secret nowadays society forces us to grow a thick skin — a facade and act how invulnerable we are. No one is invulnerable by any stretch of our imagination — I truly believe each human being is unique, each with its own qualities, insecurities, instincts, forms of pleasure, and desire for adventure.

And the truth is that it’s okay to figure out you’ve got no real friends. It’s okay to figure out you don’t click with the person standing right next to you. It’s okay to realize you had a wonderful time with your partner but…