Have you ever heard the saying “You can’t hang out with Chickens if you want to soar with Eagles”?

I was chatting with a close friend yesterday who is also an entrepreneur and we were talking about what it feels like when you start to stretch and grow to a new level but the people around you stay the same.

A barrage of feelings can hit you when you start to outgrow the people around you. You start to feel guilty because you don’t want to make others feel bad or worse you don’t want them to think that you all of a sudden you think you are “too good” for them.

But if you have big goals for your life you have to surround yourself with inspiring people who match your energy and ambition level.

When I was starting out as an entrepreneur none of my friends or the people that I associated with were entrepreneurs and I remember feeling like a bit of an outcast because my friends and my family didn’t get it. And honestly, they were very offended that I didn’t have the time or desire to do what I normally did.

This is something that’s come up a number of times in everyone’s growth journey but in those times you have to ask yourself who do you want to be and you have to commit to doing the things that will get you there (and you have to trust that the people who are genuinely meant to stay in your life will be there).

There is little doubt in my mind that if you are reading this and you are attracted to me or my work, you are someone who wants more and you’ve probably had moments when people you care about just don’t “get” your lofty ambitions.

It can be hurtful to not be understood or supported by those we’re close to and that’s why I’ve found that finding people who are walking similar paths is such a necessary step.

In order to become an eagle, you are going to need to stop worrying about what the people who you have outgrown think about you. By worrying about what they think about you and by keeping them around you, you actually limit yourself and your growth.

If you want to be an entrepreneur, hang out with entrepreneurs. 
If you want to be rich, hang out with people who have an abundance mindset.
Success breeds success.

And we become like the people we associate with.

I share this message with you to encourage you to reach out and connect with others who are on the same journey as you and who also want to rise up above where they are.

Here are a few ways to connect with other budding entrepreneurs that I’d recommend you try:

• Join an entrepreneurial-minded Facebook group (my Beauty Business Launchpad Group is a great place to start, if I do say so myself!). Subscribe to inspiring websites that focus on entrepreneurial women (Forbes Woman is one of my all time fav’s)
• Look for and attend entrepreneurial networking events in your area –this is a great way to make new connections with people in your area that you can grab coffee with once a week and talk to.
• Sign up for a coaching program or mastermind that is put on by someone who inspires you and can guide you. .

There’s a world of inspiring people at your fingertips so be willing to expand your network and let go of connections that don’t align with your life vision.

You’ll be amazed at the impact that this can have on your life and business’ growth.