It looks like I’ve received my next message from the universe. This phrase has come across my path several times this week. Enough for me to pay attention every time I hear it.
"Iron Sharpens Iron"
The first time I noticed it, it was in an Instagram post a friend shared of his work out as that’s the name of the gym he attends. A community of people who encourage and push each other.
Later I heard it again in a video where a woman talks about how she needs friends who are going to be real with her and call her out on her shit because that’s what she needs to grow as a person. Not friends who will stand by and allow her to be less than who she has the potential to be.
The third time I heard it was listening to the speech delivered by Vanessa Bryant at the unveiling of the statue of Kobe and Gigi at Staples Center on 8-2–24 as she spoke about what their legacy brings to uplifting and empowering women and girls so they can continue to uplift and empower each other.
The message was clear: Your community matters. Your inner circle matters. When you surround yourself with the right people who are all about growth, improvement, personal development, setting goals and making their dreams happen, the conversations hits differently. The way you feel after leaving those conversations hits differently. The motivation that you will suddenly have to continue to progress in your life in the direction you want to go hits differently.
You need friends around you that are doing better than you. You need people to influence the way you think who are smarter than you. You need people in your networking group who are more successful than you and can show you what is also possible for you. You need people with skill sets different than yours that can help you achieve things you never could do completely on your own.
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