Choose who you want to be influenced by

You become who you hang out with. It’s so true. We choose our career path influenced by our friends, we get habits from our flatmates, and we live a certain after-work lifestyle to match our colleagues.

Choose wisely. If you want to become an entrepreneur then spend most of your time surrounded by entrepreneurs.  You don’t know anyone at the moment? Read about them on the internet, follow on twitter, or read their blog.

Everyone after their 9-5 job goes to the pub or home to watch the game or the latest series on TV but you feel like you should be doing your own stuff? Then do it. Don’t follow the crowd.

Worried about losing friends because of a change in lifestyle? If they are real friends they’ll always stay in touch with you. Also, you’ll quickly find new ones whose lifestyle is more similar to yours.

You need to realize that you are strongly influenced by the people around you. Choose your role models carefully, and surround yourself with positive, creative and active individuals. You’ll start making progress much faster, therefore you’ll see results much quicker.