Some things are worth repeating. Today’s flashback is to a post title Be Careful Who Speaks into Your Life from my original Incoherent Ramblings. Here’s a peak:
While that advice has proven true, and would undoubtedly provide a great subject for a blog post, I have learned over the years we need to be selective about who we let speak into our lives.
Surround yourself with people who never challenge you to grow, or who never see something in you which you cannot see, and you will never improve.
Surround yourself with people who are incapable of understanding your situation, and the advice they give will never help.
Surround yourself with people who only see negatives and wrongs, and you will begin to see things through their perspective.
Surround yourself with people who have an agenda, and you will simply become a means to an end.
There is another option…
Sometimes, the most damage is done by people who have undue influence on us. Click over and read it to see the bigger picture.