THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

During an interview a couple years ago actor Will Smith said that he tries to make sure he surrounds himself with people that are above him. Men and women that are doing things and have made accomplishments that he has yet to achieve. By doing so he believes he puts himself in the mindset that there is always work to be done and therefore there are always new heights to ascend to.
Look around you....are the people in your life in the same situation you're in? Even worst are you doing better than everyone else in your circle? Perhaps this is why you are stuck in a rut...stagnate. How easy is it to become complacent when no one around you serves as an inspiration.

I realize I cling to the familiar, over the years change has been a source of discomfort. I also realize that some of the people in my life are depending on me not changing. Again I say look around you...there are people that feed off your energy whether it be negative or positive. When you are doing well and your light is shining too bright you will find they stear themselves in the opposite direction in fear that your rays will illuminate their dim existance. When you are down and in the dumps they cling to you because your dampened spirits make their situation seem brighter.
If you encapsulate yourself within a group of people that are at the top of their game, women that are well put together, well groomed and phabolous, business owners that are prosperous, intelligent and driven, men and women that are healthy and fit, spiritually grounded, financially secure and positive; your entire mindset will change. How can it not? You will either be inspired to change or you too will find reason to distance yourself. One thing is for sure negative people can not survive in an environment that has been set at a climate of  happiness, personal growth and success. A joyful existance is infectious. You stay around a joy filled, successful person long enough you will eventually begin to inquire about the source of their joy and the makings of their success. You will eventually find a need to elevate yourself  and ascend. You will no longer sit around complacent, waiting for something to happen. You will be inspired to change and motivated to succeed. You will be in Pursuit of Happyness.