You are only as good as the stuff you surround yourself with. It is as true with people as it is with things. You are a mashup of the things you allow into your life. If you want to be happy. Hang with people who support you and make you happy. If you want to be creative. Study creative works. Great athletes study other great athletes. Great musicians copy other great musicians. Learn from your heroes. Copy them. Nothing comes from nowhere.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. --Colin Powell

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A clip from Tonya Freeman's Talk on Your Inner Circle