Affiliate with other high achievers

Who's around?

Quick, get out a piece of paper, and a pen. Write down the people you have spent time with recently - past 2-4 days - (either on the phone, or in person):

Here is mine:

Jodi
Quanah
Dan
Kathleen
Doug
Guy
Nathan
Barbara
Craig
Julie
Gail
Nancy
Kevin

Now, look for the themes, the topics, the energy you get looking over that list. Starting at the top, did speaking or spending time with them uplift you? Did you smile while you were together? Did they ask you hard questions? Did they encourage you?

I've made a point, over the past few years, to specify the types of relationships in which I am willing to participate. I love it when, at the end of spending time with someone, I can walk away and say to myself:

I am glad they are in my life.