The late, Jim Rohn,  gives this advice about whom we spend time with:

‘We need to ask ourselves three questions in evaluating whether these people help or hinder the releasing of our potential.

Here is the first question: “Whom do I spend time with?” Make a mental note of the people with whom you most often associate. You’ve got to evaluate everybody who is able to influence you in any way.

The second question is: “What are these associations doing to me?” That’s a major question to ask. What have they got me doing? What have they got me listening to? What have they got me reading? Where have they got me going? What do they have me thinking? How have they got me talking? How have they got me feeling? What have they got me saying? You’ve got to make a serious study of how others are influencing you, both negatively and positively.

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