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Surround Yourself With Positivity – Because You Become What You’re Around
Have you ever noticed how your mood shifts depending on who you spend time with? If you’re around negative people, you feel drained. If you’re around encouraging people, you feel uplifted. That’s not a coincidence - it’s human nature. We are adaptive. We become like the people we spend time with and the things we constantly consume.
Why Your Environment Matters
Psychologists call it social contagion. Our emotions and behaviors spread like a virus. A well-known study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that if a friend becomes obese, your chance of becoming obese rises by 57%. On the flip side, if a close friend becomes happier, your own happiness increases by about 15%. Your environment isn’t neutral. It’s shaping you every single day - for better or for worse.
What Experts Say
Motivational speaker Jim Rohn put it simply: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” Shawn Achor, Harvard researcher and author of The Happiness Advantage, discovered that positivity fuels success more than intelligence or skills. “Happiness is the precursor to success, not the result of it,” he writes. And according to Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, one of the leading voices in positive psychology, positive emotions actually expand your ability to think, problem-solve, and build resilience. In other words, positivity makes you stronger.
What You Consume Shapes You
It’s not only about friends – it’s about everything you take in: the shows you watch, the podcasts you listen to, the news you scroll, and the posts you share.
The American Psychological Association has found that exposure to negative news can raise stress and anxiety within minutes.
Research from UC Berkeley shows that watching uplifting content can increase oxytocin, the “connection hormone,” leading to greater kindness and trust.
This means you’re not just entertained by what you watch – you’re shaped by it.
SmartGuy® - A Healthy Place for Positive Growth
In a world overflowing with negativity, SmartGuy® is designed to be a safe and uplifting environment. At SmartGuy.com, you’ll find:
Daily Inspiration Videos to start your day with faith, positivity, and encouragement.
Over 1,000 Growth Videos on relationships, health, emotions, work, and entrepreneurship.
Smart Reads Blog, filled with fresh articles on faith, life balance, and future trends.
A Business Directory and Referral Network (coming soon) that connects you with professionals who value integrity.
Instead of filling your day with conflict and comparison, you can surround yourself with tools and communities that strengthen you.
The Ripple Effect of Positivity
Positivity doesn’t stop with you. When you choose uplifting influences, you become an uplifting influence for others. Every encouraging video you watch, every hopeful article you share, and every kind conversation you start sends ripples of good into the world. Remember, negativity is contagious - but so is positivity. And the world desperately needs more of the latter.
So...
Who and what you surround yourself with is shaping who you are becoming. Your friends, your conversations, your media, and your habits are pulling you in a direction - the question is whether that direction is where you want to go.
So choose wisely. Surround yourself with voices that lift you higher. Feed your mind with stories of courage and hope. Build a network of encouragement and integrity.
Start today at SmartGuy.com, where positivity isn’t an afterthought, it’s the foundation. Because in the end, you really do become who and what you surround yourself with.
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