Episode 114 - Spend at Least 20 Minutes Daily with Positive People
You and I become the people around us. So I say, spend 20 minutes a day around positive, motivated, optimistic people. People who are good for you. They’ll recharge your batteries. We all know there are two kinds of people – those who bring you down and those who bring you up. Be sure to invite uplifting people into your life. And if you don’t have any, go rent some! Borrow the motivational tapes your optimistic friends listen to. And I’d like to see you spend more time with those optimistic friends. Enjoy having lunch with them and talking on the phone for a few minutes. That’s what I do.
It’s smart to enjoy people in your life who show up and bring you up. Here is what I mean. Christine is the little girl who lives across the street. One day she came over and asked, “Mr. Doug, can I catch bugs in your garden today?” “Sure, Christine, but why don’t you catch bugs in your garden?” “Because my daddy sprays and he says you don’t. And last night he told Mamma, again, that the big ones are coming from your side.” Isn’t that precious? And don’t you and I need people around us who are as real as that child? They don’t play games, no politics, no telling you what you want to hear. Just real, straightforward, positive people with a zest for life. Spend 20 minutes a day around positive, motivated, optimistic people.
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