You Are a Badass at Making Money

THEY UP YOUR GAME
If you’re around people who are making money in great and joyful ways,
you’ll not only see what’s possible for you, but you’ll be motivated to push
yourself. If you’re around people who are ripping bongloads on the couch
all day, you’ll feel like a hero for getting your laundry done.
Healthy competition is a wonderful thing. Surround yourself with people
who are bringing their A game and you will want to bring your A game too.
THEY MAKE YOU MIGHTIER

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There’s a great story about an army that’s about to cross a bridge, and the
captain tells his soldiers to walk out of step with one another because if
they’re all in sync, the momentum will make the bridge do that crazy bendy
thing that bridges do right before they snap. People in motion moving
together in a group create a massive force strong enough to rip a bridge in
half. Coming together with kick-ass people and sharing your resources,
your ideas, your connections, your know-how, your enthusiasm, and your
snacks can take you all much further and way faster than if you were
working on your own. Surround yourself with generous, creative, big
thinkers and you’ll maximize your opportunities to get rich.
THEY CELEBRATE WHO YOU ARE
Everyone talks about how you know who your true friends are when you’re
desperate and things really bottom out. But I want to send a shout-out to the
friends who stick by you when you’re kicking ass. When you’re stuck in the
suckhole and people come to your rescue, they get the opportunity to feel
helpful, to save the day, to be a hero. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful,
essential thing to take care of one another, and I’m hugely grateful to
everyone who’s ever helped me when I was in the dumps, but I think more
needs to be said about the friends who selflessly cheer you on when you’re
totally killing it. Especially if they’re not doing so great themselves. Your
success forces them to look at their life and think about what they could do
differently, which usually makes people fairly grouchy. Surround yourself
with people who have your back and celebrate your successes no matter
what.