The company we keep determines the conversations we have. People involved in real estate talk about houses, stay-at-home moms talk about household chores, people who travel talk about hotels and airlines, bankers talk about money, and so on. The conversations we have are the source of our opinions, our world-view, and eventually, our identity. Our identity then determines what we think about and thus, what we do.
The question, then, is – what identity do we want to have? What impact do we want to have on the world?
If it’s impact by being the best version of ourselves, we must take care to have those conversations as often as we can with people who want the same thing. Yes, we can shape our audience to have the conversations we like to have but the chances are higher if we work on finding like-minded people who want to have conversations of that nature.
Our identity and impact can be shaped by circumstance. But, we can actively make an effort to shape it by seeking out the conversations we want to be a part of.
The choice is ours.
A Learning a Day 