We should surround ourselves with a protective circle of people that we can help elevate and grow with consistently. If they truly have our backs, they would hold themselves accountable and take responsibility for their own actions and errors. Loyalty isn't born when something can only be gained from the relationship. Trust is earned when we can't produce a tangible value, but when we are there for each other in the hardest of times... Just by giving them our time is the best value we can give to them and the worthy friends will show their true appreciation for simply being present when it matters the most.
If you want to achieve something, first you have to understand the map and the strategy to arrive there. Defining your success through specific visualization is extremely relevant in making your dreams come to fruition in your reality. Knowing who is around you to support your goals and ambitions is a part of knowing who you are at your heights, just as much as knowing who has your back at your lows. Being able to track and measure your own levels of accomplishments helps you to understand which direction you are headed and when you have arrived at a goal you've already set for yourself. Metrics aide you in realizing how capable you are of setting and meeting your next goals, or they can allow you to recognize when you are stuck in a mental rut also known as your excuses.
Your unconscious mind is so much more powerful than your conscious mind; it runs in the background to protect you and serve you in the most vital of ways--ensuring your survival. Your conscious mind can only handle one thought at a time, even if they change so frequently you feel overwhelmed or distracted, there's only one single thing you can focus on at any given moment. The beauty of the unconscious mind is that it can do what your conscious mind would consider impossible. The more you can train your unconscious mind to run in a way that fully incorporates your desires, the sooner you will be able to arrive at those goals your conscious mind set for you that defines your success. Your TRUTH is waiting for you at your end goal, and all the LIES you cross along your journey to get there are the FEARS you need to overcome, because your map is only useful if you know your destination first. You may not even be holding the right map based on where you are trying to end up at, so while all the ways you can get there are good to know, your most important mission is identifying where it is you are headed to. Are you closer than you realize to your happiness? Are you already there? Can you see how far you've already come?
Time is never promised, so make each step count towards the life you want to live and the YOU you've always known you want and CAN be.