Want to change your life? Change the people you're around.

It's really that easy.

Do the people around talk you into doing the thing you both know is bad for both of you? Or do they encourage you to do the right thing? I haven't found there to be a whole lot of in between. And there doesn't seem to be very many of the latter people.

But I'll tell ya what, when you stop being around bad people the good people start showing up. Then when you start being around good people other good people show up. Then you're just in this whole community of people who are pushing you to be your best, do your best, to do the right thing. All of a sudden you'll realize that it's a whole lot easier to do the right thing than it used to be.

You and everyone around will be getting a ton done. When you do something wrong people around you call you out on it. When they do something wrong you call them out on it and they thank you for it. Every day you wake up knowing the people around you are going to treat you right. Knowing that if something bad happens you've got a bunch people who are going to rally around you. Knowing that when it turns around and everything goes right again that they're still going to have your back.

It's pretty cool.

It's a club though. And you're not getting in the club unless you prove you belong. All you have to do is the right thing. That means when the people around you screw up call them on it. Don't let them get away with things that they shouldn't do. If they get mad at you, let them be mad and keep doing it until they either stop talking to you or step up. The people that step up will thank you and push you to be better too. You'll all be working together to move yourselves towards changing your lives.