While creating some content after doing some work with my Shield Maiden Mastermind event, designed for women to become more powerful and I learned some important lessons. The most important: Association matters. Who we spend our time with is absolutely critical. According to the late Jim Rohn, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with."  The main 3 lessons that I learned from my most recent Shield Maiden event are:  Your association is more powerful than what you read. You've got to bring the goods to contribute to the group. Pretending is exhausting; be a powerful version of yourself. When you're around other people that are trying to better themselves, it's inspiring to create personal power on a whole new level. It shifts perspectives into having greater fuel to back the platform of building the life that you want to build.