"You're the average of the 5 people around you." One of the best ways to grow is by surrounding ourselves with people we want to be more like. The friends we choose can influence our mindset, perspectives, character, and personal & professional lives. I've found that the successful people I personally know tend to be positive, complain less, own their lives, and have a solutions-oriented mindset. The less successful tend to have a "fixed mindset," resigned to whatever station that life allotted them. In my quest to seek people better than myself, I believe I have reached the top.