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Want to be Successful? Hang Out with People Who are More Successful Than You
“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” Proverbs 13:20
A few years ago, a colleague of mine told me that if I wanted to be seen and acknowledged as a successful entrepreneur and business leader then I needed to start hanging out with people who are more successful than me. My original interpretation of that was that I needed to hang out with the likes of Richard Branson, Marc Benioff, Ursula Burns, or Warren Buffett who’s quoted in saying: “One of the best things you can do in life is to surround yourself with people who are better than you are.”
While it would be awesome to hang out with any one of them on a regular basis, that wasn’t what she meant. What she meant was to surround yourself with people in your immediate vicinity who are smarter than you, accessible people who are a level up from you.
They say you are the company you keep. So if you want to be successful, associate with people who are more successful than you. Here’s why:
When you surround yourself with people who are smarter than you or a level up from you, you want to up your game. They introduce you to new concepts, ideas, people, and strategies.
