How The Wrong People Affect You and Your Success

When building a profitable practice, it’s important to pay attention to who you are surrounded by. You don’t want to be around the wrong people. What happens when you surround yourself with the wrong people? If you read enough self-help books, you will notice the recurring theme of surrounding yourself with the right people. You may have even heard your mom tell you to stop running with the wrong crowd. These are helpful suggestions, but what happens when the wrong type of personality surrounds you? How can these kinds of people affect your success goals? You don’t want to eliminate relationships with everyone, but sometimes it makes sense to limit your exposure to them.

Consider these ways that the wrong or unhelpful people in your life affect your path to success:

1. They leave you physically and emotionally drained. Some people are happiest when they can bring you down to their level. Think of that friend, cousin or sibling that doesn’t want to see others doing better than they are. These are the ones who will point out all the reasons you shouldn’t do things instead of cheering you on. We all have at least one. If you notice that you feel worse about your choices after being with them, then it might be time to limit your exposure to them.

2. Their limiting beliefs limit you. These are the people who have a scarcity mindset. They’re generous with their criticism, but stingy with their praise. They don’t believe there is enough to go around and you should be on the same plane of thought as they are. Hanging around with a person with limiting beliefs can stifle your creativity. You may have to discern what types of conversations you can have with them as they just don’t understand.

3. Their negativity will pull you down into the cesspools of negative thoughts. Not everyone is positive all the time. Most of us try to keep a positive outlook and look for the good in others and the circumstances. Negative people don’t seem to ever see the bright side of things. If you’re around this type of attitude for too long, you may join them in the quicksand of negative emotions.

Don’t try to combat a negative person and don’t sink to their level. Keep your positive outlook and look for those you want to share your positivity. Make the most of your success journey by surrounding yourself with those who will support and help you on your way.

I’m Dr. Hassan, a Board-Certified Physiatrist and Independent Practice Owner. I help physiatrists start and grow their own profitable practices so they can achieve financial independence and live without limits. Please go to businessofrehab.com/contractnegotiations to pick up the free guide to help you negotiate the contract of your dreams.

Surrounding yourself with the right people means you have to win them over first. Check out this blog post for tips on how to win over and influence people.

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