The Most Important Factor In Your Success (Not What You Think)

Happy Sunday profit seekers, 

It’s Prab @ secrets of profit. Just got back last night from my trip & I’m finally glad to hit the ground running again.

(There’s something about a vacation that always gets you motivated when you come back)

If you ever fly, I urge you to pay extra and try business class or first class.

Just one time.

You’ll never be the same again.

Today’s issue is about something very important: Our friends.

…In fact, this took me some time to learn and I know far too many people held back in life because of this.

Our friends & closest associations make or break our future. I look back at my own life and can attest to this.

I believe that whom we chose to associate as friends alongside our environment serve as the most important factor in our pursuit of success.

Let’s get into it…

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THE PITH
Why Our Friends Dictate Everything For Us In Life…

This will be a sensitive topic and it will likely have you making some considerations. You see, our friends have a MASSIVE impact on how our lives turn out.

In fact, our friends play a role in the decisions we make surrounding:

Health
Wealth
Relationships

We must choose our friends wisely.

There’s a famous saying by Jim Rohn (Tony Robbin’s mentor) that goes like this:

“You're the average of the five people spend the most time with”

He hit the nail on the head with this one.

I know far too many people with far too much potential who are held back by their friends.

The comfort of staying in the predictable is what drives a lot of us to put our goals and ambitions aside and live a life that seems “easy”.

If you want to achieve your goals (health, wealth & relationships), you need to do what others are not doing.

It’s not a coincidence that a very small minority of people achieve greatness while others are fine with mediocrity. There’s nothing wrong with mediocrity and if it serves you, that’s great

…but this newsletter is for folks that want more in their life and don’t want to abide by the law of average.

My Story

I learned early on that some people I had in my life actually didn’t want the best for me because it made them uncomfortable.

Their actions towards certain things in my life were almost always a projection of their internal state.

I decided to keep these people in my life for a long time until I realized that there was really no mutual benefit in the relationship.

It was when I decided to distance myself that things started to work out for me in ways I could never expect. I urge you to look deep inside and ask yourself:

“are my friends really helping me achieve my purpose and mission in life?”

And if you haven’t thought about your purpose and mission, think of a goal you want to achieve.

Your Friends Should Motivate You, Not Deter You….

I’ve seen people close to me hold back on their financial dreams, life goals, relationships and more due to impacts from their friends

…it seems as though friends (only bad friends) can’t handle you outgrowing them so they will do anything to keep you complacent.

This may be:

-Telling you to be more “realistic”
-Holding you back from making new friends or relationships that serve you better
-Not cheering you when you win
-Violating the boundaries you set

This doesn’t go for all people but if you’re experiencing some of the above, it may be time to distance yourself from the people you hang out with.

Furthermore, your friends should live by the values you idealize in your life.

If your friends engage in partying, drinking or are doing things that you don’t want to… is it really serving you?

Or are you just uncomfortable distancing yourself because you’re too nice?


My Advice (Based On My Experiences)…

In no way am I better than you or a life guru, I’m just stating what’s served me. Take it as you wish.

You see, I achieved financial freedom early on in my life and built my dream life. I strongly believe it’s due to the friends I had chosen to be in my life.

A couple years ago a mentor told me that environment is everything.

After taking that piece of advice, I controlled my environment religiously and was absolutely cut throat in the selection of people in my life.

Was it uncomfortable letting people go?

Yes. Very difficult.

This approach to friendships is a hard pill to swallow but you need to ask yourself how bad do I really want to achieve my goal(s)?

If you have a goal or something you want to achieve in life:

-Financial freedom
-Dream body
-Dream partner

…or really anything you want, your friends will have a role in your progression towards success.

If their opinions, actions & lifestyle choices deter you, consider if they are right for you. 

…I’m also not saying you should never make friend again.

In fact, friendships constitute the most divine things in life.

We should just make good friends…people that allow us to flourish while we help them flourish as well.

Hope you enjoyed reading this segment :)

THE TUBE

We know reading can be boring sometimes so here’s some videos for you to literally grow your brain:

• How I Manifested Millions…In this video I go over the power of manifestation and how I used it to make millions in my early 20’s. Manifestation get’s a bad rap in the entrepreneurial community because almost every entrepreneur is programmed by the law of cause and effect and Newtonian physics. This video has some esoteric concepts but it’s one of my favourite pieces of content on my youtube channel.

• Eckhart Tolle 3 Deadly Habits That DESTROY The LAW of ATTRACTION In Your Life…Eckhart Tolle is an enlightened dude. Lewis Howes does a great job interviewing Eckhart in this interview where he talks about concepts surrounding freeing your mind and operating in the present moment.

FREEBIE
Quote Of The Day…

Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering. The freedom we are looking for is the freedom to be ourselves, to express ourselves.

-Don Miguel Ruiz

That’s it for today 🙂,

The Secrets Of Profit Team