The social circle is of great importance in the formation and development of the personality. This is due to the fact that the people who surround a person largely influence his behavior, determine his worldview and value system. A person is, to a certain extent, a reflection of the people with whom he constantly contacts.
Instructions
Step 1
The influence of the environment on a person is quite obvious. Imagine a man or woman who one day decides to radically change his life. If this is not a momentary desire, but an unshakable intention, he begins to read books that are necessary and useful for himself, tries to think positively and optimistically, outlines a goal and the right direction in order to find his place in life and self-actualize.
Step 2
Think about the chances of success if this person, despite all his determination, enthusiasm and efforts made by him, shares his dreams with people who have previously given him negative assessments and expressed exaggerated doubts. In this case, it is very likely that there will be some negative friend or acquaintance who will say something sharp or sarcastic. Other people with whom he constantly communicates will ridicule him or simply ignore what he has said in order to force him to descend "from heaven to earth."
Step 3
Such people, most likely, either envy or impose their complexes. It is also possible that they are simply afraid of change. But as a result, the confidence just acquired by a person will quickly give way to old doubts, fears and fears. As a result, one day he may again return to his old type of thinking and refuse to fulfill his dream.
Step 4
It is not so important what the person's environment looks like, which affects his life goals. These can be not only friends, but also work colleagues or parents. The influence of the environment is great, and the goals or intentions of a person are formed under the influence of the environment in which he lives. It is simply impossible to ignore the goals and assessments of the environment. No matter how wrong his views may seem at first, in the end a person agrees with them. On a subconscious level, he perceives and absorbs the mental attitudes adopted in his social circle.
Step 5
If you want to change your circle of communication, answer the following questions: with whom you spend your time, with what people you are; how they act towards you, what they do for you; do you like communicating with them and is it useful for you? Also ask yourself one more, the so-called "control" question: do your friends help you to move and develop in the direction that you have chosen, setting a certain goal for yourself?
Step 6
After you have done this mini-analysis of your environment, you will inevitably have the following question: what to do if there are people in your social circle who do not contribute or even hinder your movement towards your goal and growth? Here the answer is obvious - you need to change your environment.
Step 7
It may turn out that you will need to refuse to communicate with most of your acquaintances. However, this does not mean at all that you will have to remain in a vacuum and not make contact with anyone. You need to expand your communication, that is, get acquainted and spend more time with useful and interesting people to you. What they should be depends on your goals and objectives. For example, it can be people who think about the meaning of their life, live every minute with sense, constantly improve.
Step 8
Start surrounding yourself with people who are pursuing goals like yours and those who have already been successful in areas that attract and inspire you. In doing so, you get a new circle of friends, which will allow you to destroy old attitudes and behaviors, change your usual way of thinking, and move to a higher quality level.
