Our environment influences our actions.

Wednesday, 02.08.2017 As a longtime coach of elite athletes, I know that the environment pushes them forward. Jim Rohn once said, "We are the average of the five people we spend the most time with!" That is very intriguing! So take a look at the people in your environment: Are they athletic, successful, full of vitality ...? Or rather overweight, lacking joy in life? How old are these people, what is their physical condition, are they professionally satisfied or do they work just to fill the fridge? Are they happy people, how is their partnership, and how many times have they been divorced? How do they treat their partner in the relationship? What wealth have they built and how? The exciting part is, we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. This is not fate. You do not have to accept this. If you want more from life than you have, then you must change your environment. Unless you don't want to change anything and are content with how things are. Most people who come to my seminars or read similar books to mine almost always want to change. They want more from life and to evolve. So, I need to find new people who will push me forward and help me grow. Therefore, the environment shapes my character. An example from my daily life: My grandparents were together for over 70 years. They did everything for each other. When they were 19 and 18, my grandmother became pregnant. My grandfather had to go to the First World War, and my grandmother worked as a cook and spoiled the Italian guests. My grandfather was captured by the Russians in the war and spent 17 years in a concentration camp. My grandmother gave birth to my aunt Maria. My grandfather never gave up hope, and he knew that one day he would come back home. Also, my grandmother, living with the certainty that my grandfather was still alive, never gave up hope. 17 years later, he came back home, and four more children were born, including my father. It was the infinite love that gave them hope, and the knowledge that they did everything for each other. They meant the world to each other. All the following years, they supported each other as much as they could and lived in gratitude to be reunited. Being in love is cool, loving someone is fulfillment. Ask yourself: What does your partner do for you, what would you do for your partner? Do you have a partner who evolves with you, or are you in a partnership that constantly drags you down? Most people fail because of their environment, not because of what they cannot do. I have made some mistakes in my life. But when I went to my wife and told her about my plans, she didn't say, "What do you want to do now, let it be." No, she constantly asks me, "What do you need to do to achieve your goals?" Our environment shapes our character by supporting and influencing us, not by putting the brakes on. Americans have the saying, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." So, ask yourself: Are you supported by these people? Do they challenge you? Do they push you forward? Or do they constantly put the brakes on and say, "What do you want to do now, are you crazy?" If you are the smartest, most intelligent, best person in a room, then you are in the wrong room. There's truth to that! Imagine if you were the best player in a soccer team, you wouldn't progress and learn anything new. If you are the best in the company, then you are in the wrong company. You will not evolve, although others will look up to you. Question yourself: In what room do you want to be in your life? When I coach an athlete, it's okay as long as I can help them progress. But if they can't progress anymore, then I send them elsewhere. So, we must leave the rooms. Ask yourself: Do you still have the same friends as in the sandbox? ... All right, find the mistake ... Just kidding: If your friends are also evolving, that's okay. Have you ever been to a class reunion? Then see how others have evolved. I grew up in the countryside. Looking back, about 80% are still in the same place as back then. Or even worse: They are still at the same workplace where they did their apprenticeship. Development is different when you leave the nest and embrace new things that push you forward. Or for those who are 25 years old and still living at Hotel Mama: Question yourselves! Such people do not evolve if they stay at home. I hold many seminars, lectures, and coaching sessions, and yet not everyone is always able to put what they learn into practice because they are in the wrong environment. So here's my tip: Don't go to a seminar alone. Take your loved ones with you. Always take parts of your environment with you. This way, these people won't think when you come back, "Where was he/she again?" So, it's important to take them along! This way, you will be better understood in your actions. Many people say: Stay as you are. No, do not stay as you are! Evolve. If you stay as you are, you will stand still and not learn anything new. It is in our nature to evolve and expand our minds. Therefore, set new realistic goals and constantly evolve. However, also enjoy the moments of peace and use that time to reflect. There are people who brighten a room when they enter it. And there are people who brighten the room when they leave. Do not let your motivation be taken away, as fundamentally, we are motivated when we have a clear orientation and do not deviate from it. For the profile of Top100 Trainer Filippo Larizza, visit: https://www.trainers-excellence.de/redner/filippo-larizza.html You might also be interested in: https://bewusstewelt.de/blog/praegung-mensch-kulturelles-umfeld-einfluesse/ http://www.emotion.de/de/dandapani/dandapani-hindupriester-umfeld-6742