I am a huge believer that the people you choose to surround yourself with can make an incredible impact on the person you become.

I understand there are situations in life you can’t control this factor, which is why it's so important to choose wisely when you can.

Negativity is a disease that is not only contagious, but hard to fight once you slip into the routine of seeing the glass half empty.

Not only is it a disease but spending time with someone who doesn’t see the worth of your soul or believe in the beauty of your dreams is a relationship or friendship that your life can do without.

Too many people sit silent and subdued around those they are too afraid to share the secrets of their hearts with for fear of not being accepted-- and then they let go of those dreams altogether.

We have the ability to stop this I just think sometimes we need the right person to tell us it’s okay to move on without certain people in our lives.

It is easy to tell the difference between those that encourage and motivate us from the those that make us question who we are as a person.

If you are wondering if you should burn a bridge with someone consider how you feel when you think about the impact they have made on your life.

Life is too short to dwell on toxic relationships that make us question who we are or hold us back from where we want to go.

Taking a step back and questioning your investment in a person isn’t selfish- it’s actually an act of self-love and it’s important for everyone to reevaluate how the people in our lives are impacting who we are.

This is how we as humans continue to grow and evolve into who we want to be.

There are a lot of things in this world we do not have the ability to change; However, we do have the capability of taking back the control we have given to someone who makes us question or doubt ourselves.

If you want to build a life you can look back on in ten years and think ‘Yes, I did everything I could to ensure I got where I wanted to be”, sometimes this starts with shrinking your circle and investing in people that want to invest in you.