Whenever my Commando unit would walk into an off-base mess hall, the room would go ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐. You could feel the weight of the stares and hear the whispersโ”Itโs the Commandos. What are ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ doing here?”
Even after all that time, the level of respect we got still blew me away.
We represented something different, something uncommon.
In Special Forces, the standards are sky-high, and for good reason.
We were the ones called in when things went sideways, when it really mattered. And the cost of failing? Letโs just say it wasnโt something you could afford.
Of course, we had a reputation to uphold, but that wasnโt the biggest thing.
The ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐.
In SF, your peers hold you to a standard, and you hold yourself to it too.
Everyone around you is living at that top level, and you rise to it.
You know the sayingโyouโre the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
In the civilian world, thatโs your friends and colleagues.
But hereโs something you might not know: if a close friend of yours is obese, youโre 57% more likely to become obese too.
๐๐ตโ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ, ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต?
The people around you can either lift you up or drag you down.
But that influence can also be a massive advantage.
Surround yourself with high-energy, ambitious people, and youโre probably going to crush it in whatever youโre doing.
Your results skyrocket. Thatโs the power of your peer groupโit can drive you to achieve insane success.
However, thereโs a flip side.
What happens when everyone around you is locked into the rat race, and you want something different?
What if youโre ready to shift gears, spend more time with family, focus on your healthโboth physical and mental?
Hereโs where it gets tricky.
You might feel like youโre going against the grain.
That fear kicks inโwhat if they donโt understand? What if they criticize you? What if you end up alone?
That fear can be so powerful that it keeps you stuck.
Youโll tell yourself that this whole โbalanceโ thing isnโt for you, and youโll just keep grinding, keep building businesses, keep making more moneyโeven though deep down, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
So, whatโs the solution?
Be willing to adjust your peer group to fit the phase of life youโre in.
Surround yourself with people who align with your goals, not just your past success.
Itโs about evolving your environment to support the life you want to build now.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ
