You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” What he meant by that, of course, is that the people with whom you repeatedly choose to associate will have an enormous impact on you, either positively or negatively.

Research has shown that we virtually become like the average of the five people we spend the most time with.

Jim Rohn, successful entrepreneur and author, said that, “you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

If you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with then how will you become an average of yourself if you don’t spend any time with yourself? If you become like the person who you spend the most time with then does that mean you are going away from your real self for you don’t spend any time with yourself?

At the end of the day, you are a combination of your habits and the people who you spend the most time with.

1.​YOUR LOVE RELATIONSHIP. This is the measure of how happy you are in your current state of relationship — whether you’re single and loving it, in a relationship, or desiring one. 2.​YOUR FRIENDSHIPS. This is the measure of how strong a support network you have. Do you have at least five people who you know have your back and whom you love being around? 3.​YOUR ADVENTURES. How much time do you get to travel, experience the world, and do things that open you to new experiences and excitement? 4.​YOUR ENVIRONMENT. This is the quality of your home, your car, your work, and in general the spaces where you spend your time — even when traveling. 5.​YOUR HEALTH AND FITNESS. How would you rate your health, given your age, and any physical conditions? 6.​YOUR INTELLECTUAL LIFE. How much and how fast are you growing and learning? How many books do you read? How many seminars or courses do you take yearly? Education should not stop after you graduate from college. 7.​YOUR SKILLS. How fast are you improving the skills you have that make you unique and help you build a successful career? Are you growing toward mastery or are you stagnating? 8.​YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE. How much time do you devote to spiritual, meditative, or contemplative practices that keep you feeling connected, balanced, and peaceful? 9.​YOUR CAREER. Are you growing, climbing the ladder, and excelling? Or do you feel you’re stuck in a rut? If you have a business, is it thriving or stagnating? 10.​YOUR CREATIVE LIFE. Do you paint, write, play musical instruments, or engage in any other activity that helps you channel your creativity? Or are you more of a consumer than a creator? 11.​YOUR FAMILY LIFE. Do you love coming home to your family after a hard day’s work? If you’re not married or a parent, define your family as your parents and siblings. 12.​YOUR COMMUNITY LIFE. Are you giving, contributing, and playing a definite role in your community?

the people you spend the most time with will shape your future irrevocably, and so you must choose them wisely.

People who matter are most aware that everyone else does too.

Research has shown that we virtually become like the average of the five people we spend the most time with. Who you spend your time with may be the single most determining factor in the person you become and in your quality of life. If you are surrounded with lazy, weak-minded, excuse-making people, you’ll inevitably become like them. Spend time with positive, successful achievers and inevitably their attitudes and successful habits will reflect on you. You’ll become more and more like them.

You only live once so make sure you spend every minute of it with the right people.

You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life. You are the sum of your influences.

I'm the most important person in the lives of almost everyone I know and a good number of the people I've never even met.

Everyone has one person who either means the most to them or was the first to influence, train, or manage them. No one succeeds alone. No one.