They Say Your Net Worth Can Be Predicted By The Value Of Your Network

From what I can tell this idea stems from motivational speaker Jim Rohn.

The internet is ablaze with people offering their two cents about whether or not he was right. He said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with”. In theory this would equate to lifestyle choices, income and pretty much anything else you can think of.

It also ties into the idea of your network being your net worth.

The more high value people that consider you a part of their network, the more resources you have access to in life.

To earn a spot among the high valued is no easy feat, that would mean you fit into their average, making you high value as well.

I can’t say for sure if this is true but I think a lot about it.

Every now and again you meet people who change your life

Most recently I can think of Littyyy Bro Flacko.

He operates in a higher pay grade, with more accomplished people than I know and frankly has lived more life than me. By bringing me more into his world, he introduced me to a new way of thinking and decision making that produced a different set of outcomes than I’d previously encountered. Through our relationship, he has helped shape my personality as I grow, given he is one of the closer people in my life.

By moving differently, I’ve attracted new energy around me.

As I’ve surrounded myself more with hustlers on a paper chase, it’s no surprise I’ve gotten my money up and reinvigorated my hustle. 

I used to hang out with whiners who avoided work, and I was much more lazy.

The truth is, I’m on a quest to find even more high value people to be around.

As we evolve as people we establish different goals and experiences

I don’t want to devalue long lasting friendship. 

There are people in my life who have decades of time served with me in life. They shant be forgotten but also that doesn’t mean they need to be there every day. At 36 I’m motivated by different things than I was 7 years ago the last time I reinvented myself. 

The people that you spend time with will either have habits that are aligned with your vision of success, or their habits will keep you from success. This being a relative success based on your own personal drive. The key thing is that if people don’t push you towards being who you want to be, maybe limit the time you spend with them.

In a simpler way, if you want to make money for realsies, maybe don’t spend as much time with broke people. 

Given your life is an average of the people around you, I think you should have at least one person doing way better than you in your close circle. Then you should grab someone who can benefit from your knowledge that you can help grow. If you pick the right people, you can afford to take on someone with less affluence in life, it’ll help keep you humble.

Don’t piss away loyalty, but keep your eye out for people that really will help you be the best you that you can be.

Recognize when it’s time to go in different directions

There are plenty of people in my life I used to be close to that I barely talk to now.

We were once motivated by similar things but as our own journeys came to be, we chose different outcomes. Most people aren’t trying to be influencers in their 30’s, so as people settled down around me, I related to them less.

There are a lot of people who make fun of me for wanting to create content out of my life. Other people will want to be part of that wave. Those people will make a lot of money with me and get to do much cooler shit than the people who shame me for busting out my phone,

This type of thinking has forced me to have to let go of past friends, or recognize I’d been dropped from the role of close friend in others. This is always a blessing. It gives you a chance to find people that are better suited for you.

Preferable in higher profile positions that can mentor you into greatness.

Don’t be a leach about it, find people where you can provide real value incentivizing their investment in you.

I’m super down for a corporate sugar daddy, but I also know I will entertain that person and enhance their lives like the drugs I am. 

Live Long and Prosper Everyone